Weather Records on 22 December 1946

264 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1946. Highest significance: Hartebeespoort-Agrc., ZA.

Key Facts for 22 December 1946

On 22 December 1946, 264 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 260 daily.
Hartebeespoort-Agrc. set a daily record precipitation of 68.0 mm (2.7 in) on 22 December 1946.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

264 stations

264 station records on 22 December 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Youhl Plain Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cabrobo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Serra Negra Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Donkerhoek-Rainhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morada Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fogo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sousa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kapokhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amos	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Philippi	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

264 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 December 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 December 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 260.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

228 broken records

Margins by which the 228 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1946

Top 20 records on 22 December 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1946	Hartebeespoort-Agrc., ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1946	Premier Mine-Cullinan, ZA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1946	Villa Nora (Pol), ZA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1946	Thurlga, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1946	Zwartruggens (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1946	Umari, BR	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1946	Barletta, ZA	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1946	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1946	Pretoria-Fountains, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1946	Youhl Plain Tank, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1946	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1946	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1946	Bayard, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1946	Limoeiro Do Norte, BR	monthly rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1946	Cabrobo, BR	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1946	Pretoria-New Cemetry, ZA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1946	Serra Negra Do Norte, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1946	Parrsboro, CA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1946	Quixeramobim, BR	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1946	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	29 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 264 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	199
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1