Weather Records on 22 December 1949

1,063 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1949. Highest significance: Ellsworth, US.

Key Facts for 22 December 1949

On 22 December 1949, 1,063 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
678 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 1,030 daily.
Ellsworth set a daily record snowfall of 19.1 cm (7.5 in) on 22 December 1949.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,063 stations

1,063 station records on 22 December 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morris River	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orillia	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Council Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,063 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 462, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 83, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 22 December 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	462
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	83
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 22 December 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 32, daily 1,030.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

885 broken records

Margins by which the 885 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1949

Top 20 records on 22 December 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1949	Ellsworth, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1949	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1949	S Haven, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1949	Orillia, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1949	Kitchener, CA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1949	Beardstown, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1949	Quincy Mem Brg, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1949	Gallatin 1W, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1949	Havana, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1949	Valley Park, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1949	Morris River, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1949	Belleville, CA	monthly high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1949	Boonville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1949	Kent, US	all-time rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1949	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1949	Fayette, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1949	Chapman, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1949	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1949	Monticello, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1949	Anthony Lagoon, AU	monthly rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	38 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 1,063 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 25	826
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1