Weather Records on 23 December 2007

873 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 2007. Highest significance: Walford 2 SE, US.

Key Facts for 23 December 2007

On 23 December 2007, 873 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
199 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 837 daily.
Walford 2 SE set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 23 December 2007.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 543 records.

Record Map

873 stations

873 station records on 23 December 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Vernal	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Owen 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bushong 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Potwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lecompton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yongan	China	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (the Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nampula	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goodrich 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conway Springs 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kuwait Internationa	Kuwait	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jump Rvr 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guttenberg L&D 10	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
King Island Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alta Vista	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bushong 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burdick (Diamond Springs)	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hikone	Japan	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amealco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

873 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 311, Heaviest daily snowfall 162, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 23 December 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	162
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 23 December 2007 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 31, daily 837.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

700 broken records

Margins by which the 700 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 2007

Top 20 records on 23 December 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 2007	Walford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	101 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 December 2007	Drouin Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	96 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2007	Gallatin 1W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	82 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2007	Medford, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2007	Superior, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2007	Edgerton, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2007	Vernal, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2007	Prentice #2, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2007	Coldwater, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	82 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2007	Eskridge, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2007	Goshen, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2007	Mauston 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2007	Owen 1E, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2007	Wisconsin Dells Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2007	Bushong 5 W, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2007	Leavenworth, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2007	Warrion, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2007	Potwin, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2007	Sparta, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2007	Naracoopa, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	53 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2007. 2007 had 873 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 2007-12-23: 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 50	603
50 to 100	51
100 to 150	30
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2