Weather Records on 15 December 1922

65 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1922. Highest significance: Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 15 December 1922

On 15 December 1922, 65 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 63 daily.
Double Island Point Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 15 December 1922.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

65 stations

65 station records on 15 December 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Deer Park	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

65 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 29, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 December 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	29
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 December 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 63.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

56 broken records

Margins by which the 56 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1922

Top 20 records on 15 December 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1922	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1922	Beaufort (Wongan), AU	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1922	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1922	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1922	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1922	Kingston, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1922	Clinton, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1922	New Westminster, CA	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	45 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1922	Hamilton, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1922	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1922	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1922	Millaquin Sugar, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1922	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1922	Biskra, DZ	daily low min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1922	Rogersville 1 NE, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1922	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1922	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1922	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	3 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1922	New Westminster, CA	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	3 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1922	Atyrau, KZ	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	29 years	17 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 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1922. 1922 had 65 records.

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

Records on 12-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1810	1
1814	3
1815	1
1825	1
1831	1
1840	2
1844	2
1846	3
1847	1
1854	3
1859	2
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	2
1899	12
1900	5
1901	21
1902	3
1903	7
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	5
1909	5
1910	4
1911	23
1912	42
1913	13
1914	239
1915	180
1916	40
1917	40
1918	54
1919	28
1920	35
1921	26
1922	65
1923	132
1924	358
1925	187
1926	226
1927	235
1928	388
1929	500
1930	160
1931	284
1932	385
1933	796
1934	199
1935	140
1936	286
1937	310
1938	100
1939	637
1940	464
1941	373
1942	385
1943	486
1944	281
1945	420
1946	521
1947	634
1948	1,239
1949	135
1950	292
1951	962
1952	367
1953	270
1954	413
1955	371
1956	531
1957	304
1958	531
1959	560
1960	313
1961	883
1962	979
1963	670
1964	371
1965	759
1966	275
1967	948
1968	510
1969	352
1970	215
1971	1,739
1972	1,159
1973	615
1974	511
1975	1,230
1976	349
1977	963
1978	499
1979	560
1980	1,085
1981	1,243
1982	831
1983	1,229
1984	1,397
1985	1,077
1986	502
1987	1,740
1988	519
1989	2,753
1990	846
1991	636
1992	1,263
1993	734
1994	676
1995	848
1996	727
1997	1,521
1998	1,216
1999	621
2000	1,154
2001	1,026
2002	831
2003	846
2004	795
2005	953
2006	1,491
2007	973
2008	1,789
2009	930
2010	1,705
2011	780
2012	1,058
2013	701
2014	1,045
2015	1,398
2016	1,024
2017	332
2018	539
2019	547
2020	400
2021	1,182
2022	1,057
2023	794
2024	369
2025	2,115

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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 10	39
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1