Weather Records on 22 December 1961

215 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1961. Highest significance: Denison, US.

Key Facts for 22 December 1961

On 22 December 1961, 215 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 206 daily.
Denison set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 22 December 1961.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

215 stations

215 station records on 22 December 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ksara	Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhusaval Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Achalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nandura	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eyre (Mulka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Donegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bugulma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

215 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 77, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 22 December 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 22 December 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 206.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

173 broken records

Margins by which the 173 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1961

Top 20 records on 22 December 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1961	Denison, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1961	Atlantic 1 NE, US	monthly snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1961	Greenfield, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1961	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1961	Tarkio, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1961	Chillicothe Radio Kchi, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1961	Indianola 1SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1961	Knoxville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1961	Clearwater, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1961	Entrance, CA	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1961	Entrance, CA	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1961	Buxton, GB	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1961	Chariton 1 E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1961	Perry, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1961	King City, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1961	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	67 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1961	Tarkio, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1961	Fort McPherson, CA	daily low max	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1961	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1961	Ksara, LB	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	27 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 215 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 20	123
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	1