Weather Records on 23 December 1975

628 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1975. Highest significance: Ardurad, AU.

Key Facts for 23 December 1975

On 23 December 1975, 628 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 618 daily.
Ardurad set a monthly record daily precipitation of 150.0 mm (5.9 in) on 23 December 1975.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 545 records.

Record Map

628 stations

628 station records on 23 December 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ardurad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bonnie Brae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woolooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Joseph	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coorada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Memooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meandarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan State Forest 220	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Coopernook State For	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maljamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gallangowan Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yabba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alvon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlees Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Palma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Drillham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nindigully	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wylie Creek (Aloomba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dufur	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Giligulgul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

628 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 377, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 23 December 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	377
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 23 December 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 618.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

570 broken records

Margins by which the 570 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1975

Top 20 records on 23 December 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1975	Ardurad, AU	monthly rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1975	Bonnie Brae, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1975	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1975	Woolooga Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1975	Mount Joseph, AU	daily rain	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1975	Coorada, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1975	Memooloo, AU	daily rain	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1975	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1975	Chestnut Hill, US	daily snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1975	Thallon Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1975	Meandarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1975	Seal Rocks Camping Reserve, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1975	Gympie, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1975	Kilkivan State Forest 220, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1975	Moorland (Coopernook State For, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1975	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1975	Elk, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1975	Talwood State School, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1975	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1975	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	42 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1975. 1975 had 628 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 50	548
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1