Weather Records on 22 December 1968

1,478 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1968. Highest significance: W Pt, US.

Key Facts for 22 December 1968

On 22 December 1968, 1,478 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 427 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 104 monthly and 1,361 daily.
W Pt set an all-time record snow depth of 68.6 cm (27.0 in) on 22 December 1968.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

1,478 stations

1,478 station records on 22 December 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flambeau Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Turocak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,478 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 226, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 201, Heaviest daily rainfall 608, Heaviest daily snowfall 330, Deepest snow cover 69.

Records on 22 December 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	226
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	201
Heaviest daily rainfall	608
Heaviest daily snowfall	330
Deepest snow cover	69

Records on 22 December 1968 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 104, daily 1,361.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,270 broken records

Margins by which the 1,270 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1968

Top 20 records on 22 December 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1968	W Pt, US	all-time snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	6 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1968	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1968	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1968	Armour, US	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1968	De Smet, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1968	Black Rock, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1968	Hampton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1968	Clear Lake, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1968	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1968	W Pt, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1968	Kearney 4 NE, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1968	River Falls, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1968	Crowfels Station, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1968	Cambridge, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1968	Kearney 4 NE, US	all-time snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1968	Cape St James, CA	monthly snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1968	Marion, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1968	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1968	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1968	Wagner, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	54 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1968. 1968 had 1,478 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	1,080
50 to 100	112
100 to 150	51
150 to 200	19
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	1