Weather Records on 23 December 1974

611 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1974. Highest significance: Laverton, AU.

Key Facts for 23 December 1974

On 23 December 1974, 611 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
273 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 605 daily.
Laverton set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 23 December 1974.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 545 records.

Record Map

611 stations

611 station records on 23 December 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Itapage	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Depot Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carlindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eckman 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Upham 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coalville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

611 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 December 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 December 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 605.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

506 broken records

Margins by which the 506 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 680.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1974

Top 20 records on 23 December 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1974	Laverton, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1974	Keams Canyon, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1974	Itapage, BR	daily rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1974	Westcliffe, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1974	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	8.7 C (47.7 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	131 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1974	Port Hastings, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1974	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1974	Cardston, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1974	Cardston, CA	daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1974	Rolla 1NE, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1974	El Salto (Smn), MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1974	Hansboro 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1974	Koosharem, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1974	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1974	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1974	Meridian Key Fld, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1974	Depot Springs, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1974	Ramos Arizpe (Smn), MX	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1974	Vastervik, SE	daily high min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1974	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 611 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1825	1
1829	1
1840	1
1852	1
1855	1
1860	3
1864	1
1868	1
1870	6
1871	2
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	5
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	6
1901	2
1903	5
1904	11
1905	3
1906	16
1907	35
1908	8
1909	59
1910	41
1911	29
1912	36
1913	87
1914	57
1915	59
1916	34
1917	26
1918	51
1919	39
1920	33
1921	219
1922	28
1923	146
1924	257
1925	205
1926	146
1927	100
1928	137
1929	393
1930	141
1931	987
1932	329
1933	734
1934	92
1935	360
1936	370
1937	232
1938	183
1939	264
1940	365
1941	750
1942	534
1943	745
1944	484
1945	752
1946	234
1947	517
1948	528
1949	618
1950	521
1951	405
1952	242
1953	605
1954	348
1955	1,162
1956	496
1957	485
1958	209
1959	352
1960	1,442
1961	320
1962	439
1963	1,391
1964	1,457
1965	653
1966	436
1967	885
1968	891
1969	852
1970	940
1971	695
1972	376
1973	479
1974	611
1975	628
1976	514
1977	663
1978	351
1979	813
1980	516
1981	1,127
1982	1,140
1983	4,533
1984	668
1985	629
1986	571
1987	804
1988	878
1989	3,791
1990	3,241
1991	1,196
1992	504
1993	991
1994	1,091
1995	1,212
1996	1,184
1997	1,016
1998	688
1999	936
2000	746
2001	663
2002	778
2003	766
2004	1,231
2005	903
2006	1,194
2007	873
2008	771
2009	1,073
2010	1,298
2011	735
2012	817
2013	1,235
2014	1,070
2015	1,972
2016	432
2017	621
2018	373
2019	699
2020	916
2021	702
2022	1,426
2023	856
2024	637
2025	1,678

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	500
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1