Weather Records on 23 December 2023

856 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 2023. Highest significance: Pearce - Sunsites, US.

Key Facts for 23 December 2023

On 23 December 2023, 856 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
585 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 833 daily.
Pearce - Sunsites set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 23 December 2023.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 544 records.

Record Map

856 stations

856 station records on 23 December 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Marienberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sondershausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Salzuflen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arivaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Rothenfelde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schmucke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leinefelde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gottingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saldenburg-Entschenreuth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tumacacori Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morovis 1 N	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wernigerode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Herzberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wunstorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zinnwald-Georgenfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cliff 11 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hannover	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Holzminden Bevern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Braunlage	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Patagonia Paton Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo Obsy	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

856 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 178, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 407, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 December 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	178
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	407
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 December 2023 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 833.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

715 broken records

Margins by which the 715 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 173.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 2023

Top 20 records on 23 December 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 2023	Pearce - Sunsites, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2023	Marienberg, DE	monthly rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2023	Sondershausen, DE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2023	Jena Sternwarte, DE	monthly rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	186 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2023	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2023	Bad Salzuflen, DE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2023	Arivaca, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2023	Bingham 2 NE, US	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2023	Redrock 1 NNE, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2023	Bad Rothenfelde, DE	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2023	Schmucke, DE	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2023	Leinefelde, DE	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2023	Gottingen, DE	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2023	Saldenburg-Entschenreuth, DE	monthly rain	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2023	Tumacacori Nm, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2023	Morovis 1 N, PR	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2023	Duncan, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2023	Red Lake Falls, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2023	Wernigerode, DE	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2023	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	44 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2023. 2023 had 856 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 2023-12-23: 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 25	707
25 to 50	7
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1