Weather Records on 23 December 2012

817 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 2012. Highest significance: Chemnitz, DE.

Key Facts for 23 December 2012

On 23 December 2012, 817 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
344 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 804 daily.
Chemnitz set a daily record precipitation of 33.2 mm (1.3 in) on 23 December 2012.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 544 records.

Record Map

817 stations

817 station records on 23 December 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Soyalo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kirkwall	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Altgeringswalde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zinnwald-Georgenfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Border STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-28.4 C (-19.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grosser Arber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gurrundah (Wandonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Angwin Pacific Union College	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marienberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Herzberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Charape	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cangai (Smelter Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kostroma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malmberget	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schneifelforsthaus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ben Lomond #4	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland Museum	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dalton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lainio	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-32.1 C (-25.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Rose Ski Area	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Proa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Xining	China	Record low minimum temperature	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cerepovec	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.5 C (-30.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ristna	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kleiner Inselsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schmucke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Samaria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro Piedra Gorda -Ciuda	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch Pumping Plt #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Craig	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	France	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Villa Victoria	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Donner Mem Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside Fire STN 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Craig	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harbin	China	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mandalgobi	Mongolia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.3 C (-31.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

817 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 264, Lowest daily maximum 128, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 23 December 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	264
Lowest daily maximum	128
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 23 December 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 804.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

705 broken records

Margins by which the 705 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 2012

Top 20 records on 23 December 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 2012	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2012	Soyalo (Cfe), MX	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2012	Kirkwall, GB	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2012	Altgeringswalde, DE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2012	Sherburne, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2012	Zinnwald-Georgenfeld, DE	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2012	Raymond Border STN, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	3 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2012	West Souburg, NL	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2012	Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2012	Toliness Station, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2012	Gallivare_A, SE	daily low max	-28.4 C (-19.1 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2012	Grosser Arber, DE	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2012	Nurnberg, DE	daily high max	12.7 C (54.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2012	De Bilt, NL	daily high min	9.9 C (49.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2012	Elliot, ZA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2012	Gurrundah (Wandonga), AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2012	Plauen, DE	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2012	Trier-Zewen, DE	daily high min	10.2 C (50.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2012	Angwin Pacific Union College, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2012	Orleans, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	38 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2012. 2012 had 817 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 2026-10-15 (15 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	686
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2