Weather Records on 22 December 1939

143 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1939. Highest significance: Lissadell, AU.

Key Facts for 22 December 1939

On 22 December 1939, 143 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 141 daily.
Lissadell set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 22 December 1939.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

143 stations

143 station records on 22 December 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Valley Old	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brid Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ord River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

143 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 63, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 22 December 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	63
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 22 December 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 141.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

112 broken records

Margins by which the 112 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1939

Top 20 records on 22 December 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1939	Lissadell, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1939	Flora Valley Old, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1939	Junction 4SSW, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1939	Cumberland Station, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1939	Maple Creek, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1939	Alkmaar, ZA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1939	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1939	Viljujsk, RU	daily high min	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	8.5 C (15.3 F)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1939	Ovando, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1939	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1939	Lampasas, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1939	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1939	Jakutsk, RU	monthly high min	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1939	Lowestoft, GB	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1939	Nurnberg, DE	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	47 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1939	Chinook, US	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1939	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1939	Maple Creek, CA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1939	Hafslo, NO	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1939	Moorarie, AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	48 years	20 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1939. 1939 had 143 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 20	100
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1