Weather Records on 22 December 1932

219 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1932. Highest significance: Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 22 December 1932

On 22 December 1932, 219 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 215 daily.
Inskip Point Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 171.5 mm (6.8 in) on 22 December 1932.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

219 stations

219 station records on 22 December 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waukomis	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dadupur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Joshimath	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Monte	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

219 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 22 December 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 22 December 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 215.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

189 broken records

Margins by which the 189 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1067.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1932

Top 20 records on 22 December 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1932	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1932	Gigoomgan, AU	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1932	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1932	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1932	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1932	Westwood Store, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1932	Kingfisher, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1932	Waukomis, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1932	Wilbur, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1932	Kabra Railway STN, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1932	Columbus, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1932	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1932	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1932	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1932	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	59 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1932	Zillmere Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1932	Enid, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1932	Anthony Lagoon, AU	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1932	Burlington, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1932	Colville, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	15 years	27 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1932. 1932 had 219 records.

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

Records on 12-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1804	1
1808	3
1824	1
1825	1
1844	1
1846	1
1855	6
1857	2
1859	1
1860	2
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	1
1875	5
1877	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	1
1886	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	2
1901	7
1902	9
1903	11
1904	3
1905	6
1906	13
1907	8
1908	29
1909	32
1910	28
1911	31
1912	37
1913	29
1914	159
1915	58
1916	62
1917	12
1918	64
1919	23
1920	36
1921	196
1922	29
1923	267
1924	396
1925	135
1926	188
1927	101
1928	114
1929	285
1930	97
1931	723
1932	219
1933	729
1934	119
1935	536
1936	274
1937	301
1938	248
1939	143
1940	436
1941	850
1942	812
1943	237
1944	624
1945	700
1946	264
1947	445
1948	378
1949	1,063
1950	428
1951	536
1952	447
1953	350
1954	510
1955	1,041
1956	878
1957	425
1958	544
1959	274
1960	1,353
1961	215
1962	521
1963	1,305
1964	1,184
1965	343
1966	279
1967	1,252
1968	1,478
1969	917
1970	984
1971	621
1972	719
1973	1,055
1974	498
1975	647
1976	605
1977	493
1978	363
1979	731
1980	580
1981	1,099
1982	637
1983	4,061
1984	794
1985	867
1986	523
1987	815
1988	699
1989	4,643
1990	3,228
1991	1,034
1992	522
1993	1,087
1994	920
1995	1,130
1996	939
1997	866
1998	1,106
1999	939
2000	925
2001	491
2002	652
2003	1,046
2004	899
2005	880
2006	1,390
2007	1,478
2008	1,000
2009	992
2010	1,632
2011	779
2012	837
2013	1,867
2014	915
2015	1,562
2016	550
2017	488
2018	514
2019	763
2020	948
2021	293
2022	1,047
2023	893
2024	477
2025	1,417

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

Margin	Records
0 to 200	188
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1