Weather Records on 22 December 1962

521 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1962. Highest significance: Barkestad, NO.

Key Facts for 22 December 1962

On 22 December 1962, 521 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 507 daily.
Barkestad set a daily record precipitation of 58.2 mm (2.3 in) on 22 December 1962.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

521 stations

521 station records on 22 December 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hyndman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-39.0 C (-38.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beauceville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low maximum temperature	-18.7 C (-1.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rutland	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chipman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

521 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 133, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 22 December 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	133
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 22 December 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 507.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 340.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1962

Top 20 records on 22 December 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1962	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1962	Maneroo, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1962	Chazy, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1962	Nome AP, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1962	Woodstock, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1962	Cornwall, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1962	Sherbrooke, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1962	Turners Falls, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1962	Quindalup, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1962	Pinkham Notch, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31.7 cm (12.5 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1962	Willowghby East Lake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1962	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1962	Emmet Downs, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1962	Teresina, BR	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1962	Joliette, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1962	Grafton, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1962	Cavendish, US	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1962	Moree, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1962	Sherbrooke, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1962	Lewiston, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	28 years	43 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 521 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 50	398
50 to 100	41
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	3