Weather Records on 23 December 2005

903 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 2005. Highest significance: Abu Hamed, SD.

Key Facts for 23 December 2005

On 23 December 2005, 903 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
687 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 883 daily.
Abu Hamed set a daily record precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 23 December 2005.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 543 records.

Record Map

903 stations

903 station records on 23 December 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Punta Prieta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cushman Powerhouse #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grays Rvr Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raystown Lake 2	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murdo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cathlamet 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Escobas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cordes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.6 C (112.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valle de Las Palmas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trident	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

903 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 354, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 333, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 23 December 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	354
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	333
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 23 December 2005 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 883.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

676 broken records

Margins by which the 676 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 2005

Top 20 records on 23 December 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 2005	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2005	Turlock #2, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2005	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2005	Jerome, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2005	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2005	Hambantota, LK	daily high max	31.8 C (89.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2005	Gabes, TN	daily low min	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2005	Cambridge, US	daily high max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	111 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2005	Selby, US	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2005	Har Kenaan, IL	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2005	Anaconda, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2005	Dulce, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2005	Grafton, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2005	Castle Dale, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2005	Manhattan, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2005	Richfield, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2005	Valentine, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2005	Ajo, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2005	Ft Valley, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2005	Fairmont, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	83 years	37 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 903 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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Data for records on 2005-12-23: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	659
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2