Weather Records on 23 December 1976

514 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1976. Highest significance: Marlborough Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 23 December 1976

On 23 December 1976, 514 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 234 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 504 daily.
Marlborough Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 193.0 mm (7.6 in) on 23 December 1976.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

514 stations

514 station records on 23 December 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla (Inman Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wales	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gilliat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Burr Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Billabong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McLaren Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Pari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dois Rios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dalhousie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Banksia Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cologne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karsakpaj	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-39.8 C (-39.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ogmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karsakpaj	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-30.8 C (-23.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lomba Alta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalangadoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley (the Prairies)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-40.3 C (-40.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-23.4 C (-10.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Antonio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cimbaj	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-28.2 C (-18.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Callendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

514 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 23 December 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 23 December 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 504.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

449 broken records

Margins by which the 449 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1976

Top 20 records on 23 December 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1976	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1976	Gracemere Russell St, AU	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1976	Yankalilla (Inman Valley), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1976	Mount Gambier Aero, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1976	Ladybrand (Bos), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1976	Wales, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1976	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1976	Yantabulla (Brindingabba), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1976	Gilliat Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1976	Mount Burr Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1976	Cunnamulla Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1976	Normanville, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1976	Yankalilla, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1976	Terrick Terrick Stud, AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1976	Astana, KZ	daily low min	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	8.6 C (15.5 F)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1976	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1976	Raglan, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1976	Pine Ridge (Billabong), AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1976	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1976	Glenlands, AU	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	39 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 514 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	432
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1