Weather Records on 22 December 1941

850 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1941. Highest significance: Millwood (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 22 December 1941

On 22 December 1941, 850 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
501 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 845 daily.
Millwood (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 22 December 1941.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

850 stations

850 station records on 22 December 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thurman	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jerusalem St. Anne	Israel	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

850 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 219, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 282, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 291, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 22 December 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	219
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	282
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 22 December 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 845.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

741 broken records

Margins by which the 741 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1941

Top 20 records on 22 December 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1941	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1941	Woodville 4 ESE, US	monthly rain	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1941	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1941	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1941	Uniondale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1941	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1941	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1941	Ft Collins, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1941	Ft Lupton 2 SE, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1941	Bateman Rch, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1941	Bee Branch, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1941	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1941	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1941	Lake Moraine, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1941	Springfield, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1941	Coloso, PR	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1941	Cairo 3N, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1941	Two Buttes, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1941	Raton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1941	Weeping Water, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1941. 1941 had 850 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	715
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1