Weather Records on 8 December 1922

163 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1922. Highest significance: Murrurundi Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 8 December 1922

On 8 December 1922, 163 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 149 daily.
Murrurundi Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 90.4 mm (3.6 in) on 8 December 1922.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

163 stations

163 station records on 8 December 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Dee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abbotslea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goonal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Millie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milliwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Woodburlie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tinda Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yankalilla (Woodvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fernleigh (St.Helena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

163 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 December 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 December 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 149.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

148 broken records

Margins by which the 148 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1922

Top 20 records on 8 December 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1922	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1922	Premer Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1922	Kickerbell, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1922	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1922	Glen Dee, AU	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1922	Blackville (Welton Dale), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1922	Castle Mountain, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1922	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1922	Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs), AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1922	Abbotslea, AU	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1922	Moyston, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1922	Burra (Poonunda), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1922	Quirindi Post Office, AU	monthly rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1922	Blackville Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1922	Cubbaroo, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1922	Gundy (Miller St), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1922	Lake Cargelligo Airport, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1922	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1922	Goonal, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1922	Coonamble (Nardoo), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	28 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

1796 to 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1922. 1922 had 163 records.

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

Records on 12-08 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1805	1
1815	2
1824	1
1825	2
1844	2
1846	1
1848	2
1854	1
1856	2
1866	1
1868	3
1869	1
1871	4
1875	2
1879	5
1882	4
1885	1
1886	1
1891	2
1892	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	14
1898	3
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	17
1903	2
1904	6
1905	6
1906	39
1907	15
1908	11
1909	20
1910	14
1911	21
1912	33
1913	42
1914	59
1915	67
1916	93
1917	106
1918	27
1919	59
1920	95
1921	53
1922	163
1923	176
1924	399
1925	107
1926	80
1927	593
1928	100
1929	136
1930	421
1931	229
1932	327
1933	109
1934	437
1935	229
1936	138
1937	443
1938	447
1939	643
1940	495
1941	140
1942	481
1943	378
1944	269
1945	323
1946	1,331
1947	293
1948	269
1949	275
1950	859
1951	1,430
1952	539
1953	361
1954	354
1955	199
1956	890
1957	429
1958	794
1959	538
1960	544
1961	289
1962	413
1963	739
1964	375
1965	509
1966	1,255
1967	442
1968	436
1969	617
1970	801
1971	978
1972	1,825
1973	506
1974	631
1975	497
1976	1,130
1977	1,503
1978	2,440
1979	507
1980	1,527
1981	951
1982	835
1983	924
1984	989
1985	1,099
1986	958
1987	733
1988	581
1989	1,426
1990	847
1991	918
1992	689
1993	957
1994	1,178
1995	764
1996	949
1997	1,194
1998	1,348
1999	530
2000	1,056
2001	513
2002	735
2003	862
2004	1,172
2005	2,056
2006	2,166
2007	1,042
2008	924
2009	1,593
2010	1,951
2011	968
2012	724
2013	1,403
2014	404
2015	1,125
2016	594
2017	677
2018	747
2019	623
2020	942
2021	362
2022	682
2023	909
2024	426
2025	986

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	115
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1