Weather Records on 23 December 1995

1,212 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1995. Highest significance: Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU.

Key Facts for 23 December 1995

On 23 December 1995, 1,212 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
370 were record highs and 394 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 1,197 daily.
Indooroopilly Bowls Club set a daily record precipitation of 85.0 mm (3.3 in) on 23 December 1995.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 541 records.

Record Map

1,212 stations

1,212 station records on 23 December 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Klaarstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woodanilling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grover Hill	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Merweville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redelinghuis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesrivier (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Split Rock Pond	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ytre Solund	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leon Virgen del Camino	Spain	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Matilde (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bessaker	Norway	Record snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bernkastel-Kues	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Postojna	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cockaponset Rs	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mimoso Do Sul (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Randsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Rvr Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindley 2N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgton 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Passo Do Mendonca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Science Garden	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carlos Chagas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Lourenco Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wigwam Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aparri	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,212 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 257, Highest daily minimum 217, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 180.

Records on 23 December 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	257
Highest daily minimum	217
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	180

Records on 23 December 1995 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 1,197.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,032 broken records

Margins by which the 1,032 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1995

Top 20 records on 23 December 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1995	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1995	Klaarstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1995	Berlin 5 S, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1995	Wee Waa (George St), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	85 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1995	Mnt Fletcher (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1995	Woodanilling, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1995	Grover Hill, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1995	Merweville, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1995	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1995	Gardner, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1995	Barkhamsted, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1995	Redelinghuis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1995	Newburyport, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1995	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1995	Middletown 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1995	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high min	7.6 C (45.7 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	126 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1995	Bellefontaine, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1995	New Castle 1 N, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1995	Split Rock Pond, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1995	Chippewa Lake, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1995. 1995 had 1,212 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 December 1995
Margin	Records
0 to 100	986
100 to 200	27
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	3