Weather Records on 22 December 1937

301 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1937. Highest significance: Marnitz, DE.

Key Facts for 22 December 1937

On 22 December 1937, 301 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 298 daily.
Marnitz set a daily record snow depth of 20.0 cm (7.9 in) on 22 December 1937.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

301 stations

301 station records on 22 December 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lehal	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nawanshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kassuli	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Almora	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nagla	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Copper	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garhshankar	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nathana	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Copper	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thanesar	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harpur	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bansi	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hasanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhaneta	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jalesar	India	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shahjahanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gujjran	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Domeriaganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserganj	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhainswal	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rudrapur/Kitchha	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nagina	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

301 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 22 December 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 22 December 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 298.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

283 broken records

Margins by which the 283 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1937

Top 20 records on 22 December 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1937	Marnitz, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1937	Lehal, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1937	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1937	Nawanshahr, IN	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1937	Pala, IN	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1937	Kassuli, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1937	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1937	Almora, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1937	Kathgodam, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1937	Hamirpur, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1937	Ramnagar, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1937	Dehra Gopipur, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1937	Nagla, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1937	Mukteshwar Kumaon, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1937	Vryburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1937	Ranikhet, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1937	Copper, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1937	Garhshankar, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1937	Kulu, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1937	Malayattur, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	30 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1937. 1937 had 301 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 50	271
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1