Weather Records on 23 December 1983

4,533 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1983. Highest significance: Oelrichs, US.

Key Facts for 23 December 1983

On 23 December 1983, 4,533 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
198 were record highs and 3,521 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 219 were all-time records, 801 monthly and 3,513 daily.
Oelrichs set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 23 December 1983.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 23 December 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oelrichs	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Conception	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Boogardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Edenholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.8 cm (14.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Metolius 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyford	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Metolius 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lenningen-Schopfloch	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rosenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Metolius 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pass	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nezperce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kuringup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broadview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Badgebup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nyabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Unity	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

4,533 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 1,963, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 1,558, Heaviest daily rainfall 289, Heaviest daily snowfall 115, Deepest snow cover 410.

Records on 23 December 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	1,963
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	1,558
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	115
Deepest snow cover	410

Records on 23 December 1983 by timescale: all-time 219, monthly 801, daily 3,513.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

3,884 broken records

Margins by which the 3,884 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1983

Top 20 records on 23 December 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1983	Oelrichs, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1983	Conception, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1983	Boogardie, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1983	Edenholme, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1983	Sterling, US	all-time low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1983	Chacon, US	daily snowfall	35.8 cm (14.1 in)	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1983	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1983	Metolius 1 W, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1983	Maquoketa, US	all-time low max	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1983	Stehekin 4 NW, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1983	Kimberley Downs, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1983	Maroonah, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1983	Stonyford, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1983	Glenwood 3SW, US	all-time low min	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1983	Grant City, US	all-time low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1983	Metolius 1 W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1983	Hot Springs, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1983	Stotten, DE	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1983	Lenningen-Schopfloch, DE	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1983	Rosenheim, DE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	51 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1983. 1983 had 4,533 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 December 1983
Margin	Records
0 to 100	3,794
100 to 200	65
200 to 300	20
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1