Daily records
Page built 2026-10-16
Data as of 2025-12-31
Search
Built 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026)

Weather Records on 22 December 1908

29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1908. Highest significance: Athens, US.

Key Facts for 22 December 1908

  • On 22 December 1908, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Athens set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 22 December 1908.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

29 stations
Weather records on 22 December 1908 29 station records on 22 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
29 station records on 22 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 22 December 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
AthensUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation64.0 mm (2.5 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
PalermoItalyRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature10.7 C (51.3 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ SheppartonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala HomesteadAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall0.5 cm (0.2 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
CollendinaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
RiversdaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall4.1 cm (1.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
CalgaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.1 C (37.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
MaryboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
GrahamstownSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Eurugabah StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-25.6 C (-14.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

29 records
Records on 22 December 1908 by type Records set or tied on 22 December 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 19Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 22 December 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 22 December 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall19
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 22 December 1908 by timescale Records on 22 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 22 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 28.
Records on 22 December 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 December 1908 Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2520 to 40: 040 to 60: 160 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 December 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 2025
20 to 400
40 to 601
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1908
Top 20 records on 22 December 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 December 1908Athens, USdaily rain64.0 mm (2.5 in)48.8 mm (1.9 in)16 years43 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1908Palermo, ITdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)40 years34 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1908Vineland, USdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)10.1 cm (4.0 in)11 years27 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1908Armagh, GBdaily high min9.4 C (48.9 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1908Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high min10.7 C (51.3 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)35 years18 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1908Urana Post Office, AUdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)36 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1908Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1908Hastings Post Office, AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1908Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low max3.3 C (37.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1908Albury, AUdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1908Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1908Mulwala Homestead, AUdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1908Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily snowfall0.5 cm (0.2 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1908Cassilis (Dalkeith), AUdaily rain4.3 mm (0.17 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)31 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1908Collendina, AUdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1908Riversdale, ZAdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1908Moorestown 4 E, USdaily snowfall4.1 cm (1.6 in)0.3 cm (0.1 in)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1908Calga, AUdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)14 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1908Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily high min3.1 C (37.6 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)14 years11 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 1908
Records on 12-22 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 29 records. 02,0004,0006,0001793: 11801: 11804: 11808: 31824: 11825: 11844: 11846: 11855: 61857: 21859: 11860: 21863: 11867: 11868: 11869: 11870: 21872: 21874: 11875: 51877: 11879: 21880: 11881: 21882: 11884: 11886: 21888: 31889: 21890: 11891: 21893: 21894: 41895: 21896: 11897: 11898: 21899: 41900: 21901: 71902: 91903: 111904: 31905: 61906: 131907: 81908: 291909: 321910: 281911: 311912: 371913: 291914: 1591915: 581916: 621917: 121918: 641919: 231920: 361921: 1961922: 291923: 2671924: 3961925: 1351926: 1881927: 1011928: 1141929: 2851930: 971931: 7231932: 2191933: 7291934: 1191935: 5361936: 2741937: 3011938: 2481939: 1431940: 4361941: 8501942: 8121943: 2371944: 6241945: 7001946: 2641947: 4451948: 3781949: 1,0631950: 4281951: 5361952: 4471953: 3501954: 5101955: 1,0411956: 8781957: 4251958: 5441959: 2741960: 1,3531961: 2151962: 5211963: 1,3051964: 1,1841965: 3431966: 2791967: 1,2521968: 1,4781969: 9171970: 9841971: 6211972: 7191973: 1,0551974: 4981975: 6471976: 6051977: 4931978: 3631979: 7311980: 5801981: 1,0991982: 6371983: 4,0611984: 7941985: 8671986: 5231987: 8151988: 6991989: 4,6431990: 3,2281991: 1,0341992: 5221993: 1,0871994: 9201995: 1,1301996: 9391997: 8661998: 1,1061999: 9392000: 9252001: 4912002: 6522003: 1,0462004: 8992005: 8802006: 1,3902007: 1,4782008: 1,0002009: 9922010: 1,6322011: 7792012: 8372013: 1,8672014: 9142015: 1,5622016: 5502017: 4882018: 5122019: 7602020: 9472021: 2902022: 1,0472023: 8892024: 4782025: 1,4171793187218961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 29 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-22 in each year
YearRecords
17931
18011
18041
18083
18241
18251
18441
18461
18556
18572
18591
18602
18631
18671
18681
18691
18702
18722
18741
18755
18771
18792
18801
18812
18821
18841
18862
18883
18892
18901
18912
18932
18944
18952
18961
18971
18982
18994
19002
19017
19029
190311
19043
19056
190613
19078
190829
190932
191028
191131
191237
191329
1914159
191558
191662
191712
191864
191923
192036
1921196
192229
1923267
1924396
1925135
1926188
1927101
1928114
1929285
193097
1931723
1932219
1933729
1934119
1935536
1936274
1937301
1938248
1939143
1940436
1941850
1942812
1943237
1944624
1945700
1946264
1947445
1948378
19491,063
1950428
1951536
1952447
1953350
1954510
19551,041
1956878
1957425
1958544
1959274
19601,353
1961215
1962521
19631,305
19641,184
1965343
1966279
19671,252
19681,478
1969917
1970984
1971621
1972719
19731,055
1974498
1975647
1976605
1977493
1978363
1979731
1980580
19811,099
1982637
19834,061
1984794
1985867
1986523
1987815
1988699
19894,643
19903,228
19911,034
1992522
19931,087
1994920
19951,130
1996939
1997866
19981,106
1999939
2000925
2001491
2002652
20031,046
2004899
2005880
20061,390
20071,478
20081,000
2009992
20101,632
2011779
2012837
20131,867
2014914
20151,562
2016550
2017488
2018512
2019760
2020947
2021290
20221,047
2023889
2024478
20251,417

Download the Data

  • Data for records on 1908-12-22: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).