Weather Records on 23 December 2013

1,235 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 2013. Highest significance: Calhoun Falls, US.

Key Facts for 23 December 2013

On 23 December 2013, 1,235 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
672 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,188 daily.
Calhoun Falls set a monthly record daily precipitation of 133.4 mm (5.3 in) on 23 December 2013.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 541 records.

Record Map

1,235 stations

1,235 station records on 23 December 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cartersville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Reeder	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Antreville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lockhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Elkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Union 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
La Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Headland	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Mill 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rathbun Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yadkinville 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Erwin 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hampstead	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ball Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Axtell	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hayling Island	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,235 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 331, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 341, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 402, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 23 December 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	331
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	341
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	402
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 23 December 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 47, daily 1,188.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,049 broken records

Margins by which the 1,049 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 2013

Top 20 records on 23 December 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 2013	Calhoun Falls, US	monthly rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	94 years	79 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2013	Wisley, GB	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2013	Laurens, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2013	Cartersville #2, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2013	Santuck, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	106 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2013	Reeder, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2013	Antreville, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2013	Lockhart, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2013	Alger-Dar El Beida, DZ	monthly rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2013	Enterprise, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2013	Elberton 2 N, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	106 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2013	Elkin, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2013	Evergreen, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	106 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2013	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2013	Union 8 S, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2013	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2013	Toccoa, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	106 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2013	La Grande, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2013	Wytheville, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2013	Headland, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	54 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2013. 2013 had 1,235 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 2013-12-23: 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	1,003
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1