Weather Records on 16 December 1922

62 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1922. Highest significance: Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 16 December 1922

On 16 December 1922, 62 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 60 daily.
Sandy Cape Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 66.3 mm (2.6 in) on 16 December 1922.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

62 stations

62 station records on 16 December 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Keilor (Arundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

62 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 33, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 December 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	33
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 December 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 60.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

52 broken records

Margins by which the 52 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1922

Top 20 records on 16 December 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1922	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1922	Kynuna, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1922	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1922	Gunnee, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1922	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	monthly low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1922	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1922	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1922	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1922	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1922	Aberdeen, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	0 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1922	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	8 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1922	Chatillon-Sur-Seine, FR	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1922	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1922	Brantford, CA	daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	2.1 cm (0.8 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1922	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1922	Landsborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1922	Moxee, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1922	Nebo, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1922	Laidley Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1922	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	16 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 62 records.

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

Records on 12-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	2
1808	1
1810	1
1814	2
1815	2
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1846	3
1852	1
1853	1
1859	3
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	7
1897	4
1898	1
1899	2
1900	2
1901	4
1902	17
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	5
1907	30
1908	11
1909	5
1910	38
1911	26
1912	31
1913	12
1914	26
1915	55
1916	31
1917	60
1918	33
1919	52
1920	61
1921	35
1922	62
1923	205
1924	347
1925	93
1926	130
1927	218
1928	338
1929	383
1930	398
1931	168
1932	880
1933	716
1934	163
1935	71
1936	429
1937	351
1938	142
1939	1,014
1940	633
1941	348
1942	550
1943	491
1944	189
1945	478
1946	357
1947	506
1948	775
1949	132
1950	272
1951	987
1952	349
1953	265
1954	305
1955	325
1956	650
1957	478
1958	497
1959	605
1960	393
1961	858
1962	859
1963	484
1964	639
1965	576
1966	417
1967	886
1968	557
1969	205
1970	726
1971	1,540
1972	1,020
1973	823
1974	546
1975	493
1976	526
1977	950
1978	532
1979	528
1980	1,322
1981	1,498
1982	1,208
1983	1,156
1984	1,944
1985	983
1986	485
1987	1,377
1988	605
1989	3,181
1990	753
1991	659
1992	1,408
1993	676
1994	698
1995	714
1996	797
1997	1,260
1998	698
1999	821
2000	1,160
2001	1,197
2002	990
2003	679
2004	510
2005	1,073
2006	1,020
2007	1,301
2008	2,049
2009	1,032
2010	1,585
2011	777
2012	912
2013	762
2014	465
2015	925
2016	1,588
2017	349
2018	624
2019	786
2020	415
2021	1,485
2022	836
2023	841
2024	755
2025	1,820

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Data for records on 1922-12-16: 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 2026-10-17 (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	36
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1