Weather Records on 22 December 1972

719 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1972. Highest significance: Rio Do Braco (Efic), BR.

Key Facts for 22 December 1972

On 22 December 1972, 719 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
204 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 702 daily.
Rio Do Braco (Efic) set a daily record precipitation of 85.2 mm (3.4 in) on 22 December 1972.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

719 stations

719 station records on 22 December 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rio Do Braco (Efic)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Barro Vermelho (Ibipitanga)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	145.4 mm (5.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Feijao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Catita	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Piranhas (Marechal Floriano)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Velame	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salva Vidas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parambu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Patamute	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uruque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tamboril	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner (Itacira)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mendubim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saude	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Senador Pompeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
S.Joao Do Piaui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Branca (Imoroti)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kadoka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ibiapaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jaicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carnaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Porteiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Novo Acre (Giqui)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

719 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 444, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 22 December 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	444
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 22 December 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 702.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

633 broken records

Margins by which the 633 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1972

Top 20 records on 22 December 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1972	Rio Do Braco (Efic), BR	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1972	Barro Vermelho (Ibipitanga), BR	monthly rain	145.4 mm (5.7 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1972	Bom Jardim, BR	daily rain	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1972	Fazenda Feijao, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1972	Glenwood, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1972	Catita, BR	daily rain	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1972	Piranhas (Marechal Floriano), BR	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1972	Acude Velame, BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1972	Sao Jose de Piranhas, BR	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1972	Caninde de Sao Francisco, BR	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1972	Salva Vidas, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1972	Parambu, BR	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1972	Liberty 1 NE, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1972	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1972	Piranhas, BR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1972	Patamute, BR	monthly rain	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1972	Simao Dias (Anapolis), BR	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1972	Westminster 2 SSE, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1972	Cheraw, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1972	Tifton, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	40 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 719 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	615
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1