Weather Records on 22 December 1963

1,305 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1963. Highest significance: Anadia, BR.

Key Facts for 22 December 1963

On 22 December 1963, 1,305 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 811 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 1,245 daily.
Anadia set a daily record precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 22 December 1963.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

1,305 stations

1,305 station records on 22 December 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salvador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amontada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alouette Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minneola	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Po Bldg	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mocambo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Do Chapeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Naples 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burquitlam Vancouver Golf Cour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Castro Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,305 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 478, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 333, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 134, Deepest snow cover 100.

Records on 22 December 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	478
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	333
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	134
Deepest snow cover	100

Records on 22 December 1963 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 55, daily 1,245.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,108 broken records

Margins by which the 1,108 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1963

Top 20 records on 22 December 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1963	Anadia, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1963	Britannia Beach Furry Cr, CA	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1963	Salvador, BR	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1963	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1963	Coldwater, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1963	Perry, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1963	Garibaldi, CA	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1963	Seligman, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1963	Amontada, BR	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1963	Alouette Lake, CA	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1963	Malvern, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1963	Seligman, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1963	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1963	Minneola, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1963	Muskogee, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1963	Greensburg, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1963	Memphis Po Bldg, US	all-time snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1963	Mocambo, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1963	Newport, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1963	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	44 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1963. 1963 had 1,305 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	938
25 to 50	75
50 to 75	50
75 to 100	21
100 to 125	13
125 to 150	8
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1