Weather Records on 22 December 1959

274 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1959. Highest significance: Macksville Country Club, AU.

Key Facts for 22 December 1959

On 22 December 1959, 274 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 273 daily.
Macksville Country Club set a daily record precipitation of 91.2 mm (3.6 in) on 22 December 1959.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

274 stations

274 station records on 22 December 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
George School	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Creekside	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie Research Station AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Allentown Gas Company	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling Warwood Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgegong (Kiora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dansville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nicholson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bugaldie (Ulundi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

274 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Heaviest daily snowfall 106, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 22 December 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	106
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 22 December 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 273.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

239 broken records

Margins by which the 239 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 198.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1959

Top 20 records on 22 December 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1959	Macksville Country Club, AU	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1959	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	18.6 cm (7.3 in)	82 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1959	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1959	Hawley 1 E, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1959	Osijek, HR	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1959	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1959	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1959	Pleasant Mt 1 W, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1959	Peak Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1959	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1959	Wilkes Barre, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1959	George School, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1959	Towanda 1 S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1959	Quanbun Downs, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1959	Narromine (Alagalah St), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1959	Paterson, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1959	Red Rvr, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1959	Creekside, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1959	Freeland, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1959	Sunbury, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	13 years	34 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1959. 1959 had 274 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	163
25 to 50	25
50 to 75	15
75 to 100	18
100 to 125	7
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	4
175 to 200	5