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Weather Records on 22 December 1917

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1917. Highest significance: Karesuando, SE.

Key Facts for 22 December 1917

  • On 22 December 1917, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 11 daily.
  • Karesuando set a daily record low maximum temperature of -24.0 C (-11.2 F) on 22 December 1917.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 22 December 1917 12 station records on 22 December 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 22 December 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 22 December 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-24.0 C (-11.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss SluseNorwayRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-29.0 C (-20.2 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-19.5 C (-3.1 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 22 December 1917 by type Records set or tied on 22 December 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 01234Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 22 December 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 22 December 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 22 December 1917 by timescale Records on 22 December 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 11. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 11all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 22 December 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 11.
Records on 22 December 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily11

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 December 1917 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.6. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 1: 31 to 2: 22 to 3: 03 to 4: 24 to 5: 20 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 5
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 December 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 13
1 to 22
2 to 30
3 to 42
4 to 52

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1917
Top 12 records on 22 December 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 December 1917Karesuando, SEdaily low max-24.0 C (-11.2 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1917Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)4 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1917Stromsfoss Sluse, NOdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1917Winnemucca AP, USdaily high max14.4 C (57.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1917Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low min9.4 C (48.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)15 years8 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1917Nicosia, CYdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)6 years8 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1917Jokkmokk, SEdaily low max-29.0 C (-20.2 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)2 years8 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1917Santa Fe, USdaily high max13.3 C (55.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)11 years8 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1917Robe Comparison, AUdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1917Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUmonthly high min (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie19 years5 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1917Houston Wb City, USdaily high min (Tie)13.9 C (57.0 F)tie23 years2 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1917Boras, SEdaily low min (Tie)-19.5 C (-3.1 F)tie2 years0 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 1917
Records on 12-22 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1917. 1917 had 12 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: 9152015: 1,5622016: 5502017: 4882018: 5142019: 7632020: 9482021: 2932022: 1,0472023: 8932024: 4772025: 1,4171793187218961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1917. 1917 had 12 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
2014915
20151,562
2016550
2017488
2018514
2019763
2020948
2021293
20221,047
2023893
2024477
20251,417

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).