Weather Records on 23 December 2001

663 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 2001. Highest significance: Montello 2NE, US.

Key Facts for 23 December 2001

On 23 December 2001, 663 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 243 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 631 daily.
Montello 2NE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 23 December 2001.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 545 records.

Record Map

663 stations

663 station records on 23 December 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dawsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Ecore	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Evandale (Cambock Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sarah 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Junsele	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cordoba Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hannover	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Braunschweig-Gliesmarode	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Linguere	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	40.8 C (105.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Sabino	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buras	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Becanchen	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sodertalje	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.4 C (-10.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ristna	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natitingou	Benin	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rumoi	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

663 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 94.

Records on 23 December 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	94

Records on 23 December 2001 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 30, daily 631.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

540 broken records

Margins by which the 540 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 2001

Top 20 records on 23 December 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 2001	Montello 2NE, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2001	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2001	Dawsonville, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2001	Helena, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2001	Haines AP, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2001	Grand Ecore, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2001	Hiddensee-Vitte, DE	monthly rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2001	Lahontan Dam, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2001	Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen, DE	all-time snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2001	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2001	Putbus, DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2001	Evandale (Cambock Lane), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2001	Sabana Grande 2 ENE, PR	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2001	Sarah 3 SE, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2001	Fallon Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2001	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily low max	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2001	Stockholm, SE	daily low max	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2001	Sheldon, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2001	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2001	Onawa 3NW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	100 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2001. 2001 had 663 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	535
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1