Weather Records on 22 December 1964

1,184 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1964. Highest significance: Orleans, US.

Key Facts for 22 December 1964

On 22 December 1964, 1,184 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
351 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 111 monthly and 1,056 daily.
Orleans set an all-time record daily precipitation of 187.5 mm (7.4 in) on 22 December 1964.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

1,184 stations

1,184 station records on 22 December 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bickleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Keno	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tintinara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Moro	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Parrakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lameroo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Peake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Parilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Friend	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caliph Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	293.4 mm (11.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nackara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mindarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgundawa Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prosser	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Netherton (the Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,184 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 233, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 580, Heaviest daily snowfall 129, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 22 December 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	233
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	580
Heaviest daily snowfall	129
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 22 December 1964 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 111, daily 1,056.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,007 broken records

Margins by which the 1,007 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1964

Top 20 records on 22 December 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1964	Orleans, US	all-time rain	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	76 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1964	South Pass City, US	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1964	Arlington, US	all-time rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1964	Redding Fire STN 2, US	all-time rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1964	Kingston SE, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1964	Bickleton, US	all-time rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1964	Keno, US	all-time rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1964	Tintinara, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1964	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1964	Moro, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1964	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1964	Grants Pass, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1964	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1964	Parrakie, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1964	Porthill, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1964	Hamilton, US	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1964	Bordertown, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1964	Lameroo Comparison, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1964	Peake, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1964	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	55 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1964. 1964 had 1,184 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	932
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	4