Weather Records on 22 December 1942

812 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1942. Highest significance: Devrukh, IN.

Key Facts for 22 December 1942

On 22 December 1942, 812 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 779 daily.
Devrukh set a monthly record daily precipitation of 81.5 mm (3.2 in) on 22 December 1942.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

812 stations

812 station records on 22 December 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Devrukh	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kopargaon	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Osmanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jalna	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sasvad	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yeola	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tasgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bagalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bhir	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cunyu Shearing Shed	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shrigonda	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Khandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boodanoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wai	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Badvel	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parola	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vadgaon (Maval)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mosita	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alandi	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mahabaleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mudhol	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sirur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Itapage	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guna	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castra Central	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ghoda Ambegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Phaltan	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbam	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nevasa	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

812 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 526, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 22 December 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	526
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 22 December 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 779.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

738 broken records

Margins by which the 738 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 1942

Top 20 records on 22 December 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1942	Devrukh, IN	monthly rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1942	Kopargaon, IN	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1942	Osmanabad, IN	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1942	Jalna, IN	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1942	Sasvad, IN	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1942	Khed, IN	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1942	Degilbo Rail STN, AU	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1942	Yeola, IN	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1942	Tasgaon, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1942	Alton 1 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1942	Karratha Station, AU	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1942	Harapanahalli, IN	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1942	Bagalkot, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1942	Bhir, IN	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1942	Athani, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1942	Beagle Bay, AU	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1942	Cunyu Shearing Shed, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1942	Poona, IN	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1942	Patan, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1942	Shrigonda, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	47 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 812 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	603
20 to 40	84
40 to 60	34
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2