Weather Records on 22 December 1944

624 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1944. Highest significance: Tittagudi, IN.

Key Facts for 22 December 1944

On 22 December 1944, 624 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 619 daily.
Tittagudi set a daily record precipitation of 128.8 mm (5.1 in) on 22 December 1944.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

624 stations

624 station records on 22 December 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morena	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Terowie (Curtforth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sankari	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Castelo Do Piaui (Marvao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga (Misericordia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gilliat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bhavani	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchengode	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jondarayan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nossa Senhora da Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boynedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karkaralinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

624 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 169, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 22 December 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	169
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 22 December 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 619.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

551 broken records

Margins by which the 551 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 1944

Top 20 records on 22 December 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1944	Tittagudi, IN	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1944	Caveside, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1944	Atherton Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1944	Claysville 3 W, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1944	Morena, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1944	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1944	Yengarie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1944	Sankari, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1944	Castelo Do Piaui (Marvao), BR	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1944	Stratford, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1944	Harrison, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1944	Oakdale, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1944	Jondaryan Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1944	Casa Nova, BR	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1944	Bridport Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1944	Srimushnam, IN	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1944	Lalgudi, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1944	Clare (Hill River), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1944	Turaiyur, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1944	Erode, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	34 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1944. 1944 had 624 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	472
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1