Weather Records on 22 December 1970

984 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1970. Highest significance: Tropic, US.

Key Facts for 22 December 1970

On 22 December 1970, 984 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 312 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 963 daily.
Tropic set a daily record snowfall of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 22 December 1970.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

984 stations

984 station records on 22 December 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tropic	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Valley View Lock 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jane Lew	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrone Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mosdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arbovale 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salvisa Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna Lock 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belington	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montebello Seigniory	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Addison Dam 45	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

984 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 151, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 161, Heaviest daily rainfall 283, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 22 December 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	151
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	161
Heaviest daily rainfall	283
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 22 December 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 963.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

768 broken records

Margins by which the 768 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1970

Top 20 records on 22 December 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1970	Tropic, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1970	High Brg Lock 7, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1970	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1970	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1970	Jane Lew, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1970	Tyrone Lock 5, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1970	Cave Run Lake, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1970	Philippi, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1970	Richmond, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1970	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1970	Angledool (Angledool Station), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1970	Wee Waa (Pendennis), AU	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1970	Springfield 2W, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1970	Tsumeb - Pol, NA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1970	Ashland, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1970	Lancaster, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1970	Ironton, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1970	Mosdene, ZA	daily rain	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1970	Cynthiana, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1970	Glenville, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	48 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1970. 1970 had 984 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 100	751
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1