Weather Records on 23 December 2018

373 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 2018. Highest significance: Qamdo, CN.

Key Facts for 23 December 2018

On 23 December 2018, 373 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 366 daily.
Qamdo set a daily record precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 23 December 2018.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

373 stations

373 station records on 23 December 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Qamdo	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	127.7 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mallersdorf/Niederbayern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Garze	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dulan	China	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parsberg/Oberpfalz-Eglwang	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goovigen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Niederstotzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Simbach/Inn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jambin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Narsarsuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oberndorf/Neckar-Aistaig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sachsenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saldenburg-Entschenreuth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montabaur	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.4 C (108.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Island	South Africa	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record low minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chillingham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cotonou	Benin	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waskish 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murwillumbah (Bray Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grainet-Rehberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sumoto	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kargasok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-35.3 C (-31.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sukumo	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dorsey Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Obersulm-Willsbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Miyazaki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tegjultja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-28.7 C (-19.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Freudenstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weiden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Robin Hood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nara	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Millau	France	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Muhldorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Piedras Negras (Obs)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tutonchany	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-54.2 C (-65.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Birobidzhan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freystadt-Oberndorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lhasa	China	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Reimlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weihenstephan-Durnast	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

373 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 23 December 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 23 December 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 366.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

325 broken records

Margins by which the 325 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 2018

Top 20 records on 23 December 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 2018	Qamdo, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2018	Saentis, CH	monthly rain	127.7 mm (5.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2018	Mallersdorf/Niederbayern, DE	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2018	Garze, CN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2018	Dulan, CN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2018	Mudanjiang, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2018	Regensburg, DE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2018	Parsberg/Oberpfalz-Eglwang, DE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2018	Goovigen Post Office, AU	daily rain	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2018	Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach, DE	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2018	Niederstotzingen, DE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2018	Simbach/Inn, DE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2018	Jambin Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2018	Mitt. Narsarsuaq, GL	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2018	Oberndorf/Neckar-Aistaig, DE	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2018	Sachsenheim, DE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2018	Saldenburg-Entschenreuth, DE	daily rain	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2018	Montabaur, DE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2018	Daly Waters AWS, AU	daily high max	42.4 C (108.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2018	South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L, AU	daily low min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2018. 2018 had 373 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 10	293
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1