Weather Records on 31 December 2023

474 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 2023. Highest significance: Goomboorian, AU.

Key Facts for 31 December 2023

On 31 December 2023, 474 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
326 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 468 daily.
Goomboorian set a daily record precipitation of 71.0 mm (2.8 in) on 31 December 2023.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

474 stations

474 station records on 31 December 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beenham Valley Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beerburrum Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Den Oever	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monto Township	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boylefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eernewoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Overveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irozaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Risor Brannstasjon	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Landvik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nelaug	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Proston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Xiamen	China	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melsom	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goloson Intl	Honduras	Record daily precipitation	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Temir	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mugodzarskaja	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Volshskiy Gmo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Owase	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miyakejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pilvo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lop Buri	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Island Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lost Creek Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Yabba Sfr 274	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Akita	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kjevik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eikeland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tracy Carbona	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Airport Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dzhambejty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Turkey Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sangkapura (Bawean	Indonesia	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

474 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 220, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 120.

Records on 31 December 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	220
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 December 2023 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 468.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

422 broken records

Margins by which the 422 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 2023

Top 20 records on 31 December 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 2023	Goomboorian, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	93 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2023	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2023	Torungen Fyr, NO	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2023	Beenham Valley Rd, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2023	Beerburrum Forest Station, AU	daily rain	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2023	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2023	Den Oever, NL	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2023	Carnarvon Station, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2023	Monto Township, AU	monthly low min	4.7 C (40.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2023	Boylefoss, NO	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2023	Colville, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	123 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2023	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2023	Driggs, US	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	105 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2023	Rockhampton Aero, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2023	Eernewoude, NL	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2023	Startup 1 E, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2023	Semej, KZ	daily high min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2023	Overveen, NL	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2023	Irozaki, JP	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2023	Kazalinsk, KZ	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	35 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

1797 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2023. 2023 had 474 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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 20	407
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1