Weather Records on 22 December 1948

378 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1948. Highest significance: Tres Piedras, US.

Key Facts for 22 December 1948

On 22 December 1948, 378 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 155 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 369 daily.
Tres Piedras set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 22 December 1948.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

378 stations

378 station records on 22 December 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Childs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gray	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yonna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Engle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brumado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

378 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 22 December 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 22 December 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 369.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

301 broken records

Margins by which the 301 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 1948

Top 20 records on 22 December 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1948	Tres Piedras, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1948	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1948	Ganca, AZ	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1948	Rio de Contas, BR	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1948	Childs, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1948	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1948	Bunda Bunda, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1948	Socorro, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1948	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1948	Fraser, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1948	Lencois, BR	all-time rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	3 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1948	Casa Grande, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1948	Gray, US	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1948	Artesia 6S, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1948	Yonna, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1948	Saanich Dom Astro Obs, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1948	Livingston, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1948	Border 3 N, US	daily low max	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1948	Kellogg, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1948	Pierce Rs, US	daily snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 years	26 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1948. 1948 had 378 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	282
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2