Weather Records on 22 December 1951

536 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1951. Highest significance: Fairfax, US.

Key Facts for 22 December 1951

On 22 December 1951, 536 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 248 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 511 daily.
Fairfax set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 22 December 1951.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

536 stations

536 station records on 22 December 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatfield	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

536 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 81.

Records on 22 December 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	81

Records on 22 December 1951 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 511.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

402 broken records

Margins by which the 402 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 1951

Top 20 records on 22 December 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1951	Fairfax, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1951	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1951	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1951	Kendall, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1951	Causapscal, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1951	Ioco Refinery, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1951	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1951	Howell Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1951	Orillia, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1951	Causapscal, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1951	Stillwater, CA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1951	Freeport, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1951	Marengo, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1951	Grand Rapids Wb City, US	monthly snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1951	Lucknow, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1951	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1951	Davenport L&D 15, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1951	Cambridge, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1951	Minonk, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1951	Storm Lake, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	35 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1951. 1951 had 536 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	339
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1