Weather Records on 22 December 1945

700 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1945. Highest significance: Fogo, CA.

Key Facts for 22 December 1945

On 22 December 1945, 700 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 346 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 686 daily.
Fogo set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 22 December 1945.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

700 stations

700 station records on 22 December 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fogo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fogo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Long Beach Pub Svc	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seven Oaks	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana River Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Boughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palm Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont Pumping Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale Woodward Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warner Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eleanor	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

700 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 249, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 22 December 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	249
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 22 December 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 686.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

576 broken records

Margins by which the 576 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1945

Top 20 records on 22 December 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1945	Fogo, CA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1945	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1945	Fogo, CA	monthly snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1945	Sierra Madre Henszey, US	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	131.5 mm (5.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1945	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1945	Corona, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1945	Elsinore, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1945	Pasadena, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1945	San Jacinto, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1945	Long Beach Pub Svc, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1945	Carson City, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1945	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1945	Seven Oaks, US	daily rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1945	Redlands, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1945	Tustin Irvine Rch, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1945	Pomona/Fairplex, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1945	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1945	Fairmont, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1945	Santa Ana River Ph 1, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1945	Glen Boughton, AU	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	8 years	39 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1945. 1945 had 700 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	526
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1