Weather Records on 22 December 1955

1,041 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1955. Highest significance: Bowman Dam, US.

Key Facts for 22 December 1955

On 22 December 1955, 1,041 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
410 were record highs and 277 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 986 daily.
Bowman Dam set an all-time record daily precipitation of 252.0 mm (9.9 in) on 22 December 1955.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,041 stations

1,041 station records on 22 December 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Camptonville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atikokan Cli	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Obsidian 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	197.9 mm (7.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Modoc Orchard	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Big Eddy	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Round Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,041 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 176, Lowest daily maximum 183, Highest daily minimum 234, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 85, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 22 December 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	176
Lowest daily maximum	183
Highest daily minimum	234
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	85
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 22 December 1955 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 49, daily 986.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

890 broken records

Margins by which the 890 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1955

Top 20 records on 22 December 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1955	Bowman Dam, US	all-time rain	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1955	Camptonville Rs, US	daily rain	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1955	Tiger Creek Ph, US	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1955	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1955	Berkeley, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1955	McCall, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1955	Cedarville, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1955	Bend, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1955	Ukiah, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1955	Yreka, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1955	Gibson Dam, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1955	Bedford 2 SE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1955	Atikokan Cli, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1955	Obsidian 3 SSE, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1955	Napa State Hospital, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1955	Santa Rosa, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1955	Hailey 3 NNW, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1955	New Meadows Rs, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1955	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1955	Lost River, CA	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	12 years	47 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1955. 1955 had 1,041 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 December 1955
Margin	Records
0 to 100	878
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1