Weather Records on 23 December 1947

517 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1947. Highest significance: Balasore, IN.

Key Facts for 23 December 1947

On 23 December 1947, 517 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 493 daily.
Balasore set a monthly record daily precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 23 December 1947.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

517 stations

517 station records on 23 December 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Akhuapada	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmasala	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Banki Bankigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Barracks	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alawoona (Schells Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Surada	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Mill State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waterfall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jammu (In-AFB)	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bonth	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lecor View Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barkola	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron "Smoordrif"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jallesore	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Joyces Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Binjharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lawloit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Nelungaloo (Nelungaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warmur West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elmhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vergelegen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Katyil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karnak (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pattamundai	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jagatsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dewan	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sukinda	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

517 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 435, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 23 December 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	435
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 23 December 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 493.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

477 broken records

Margins by which the 477 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1947

Top 20 records on 23 December 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1947	Balasore, IN	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1947	Sagar Island, IN	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1947	Greiz-Dolau, DE	monthly rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1947	Wien, AT	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1947	Akhuapada, IN	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1947	Cuttack, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1947	Dharmasala, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1947	Fichtelberg, DE	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1947	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1947	Plauen, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1947	Jaipur, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1947	Concord, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1947	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1947	Banki Bankigarh, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1947	Calcutta/Barracks, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1947	Murraysburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1947	Campbell (Mun), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1947	Alawoona (Schells Well), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1947	Jagersfontein, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1947	Serviceton, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	45 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 517 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 1947-12-23: 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	435
25 to 50	35
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2