Weather Records on 22 December 1974

498 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1974. Highest significance: Hanna, CA.

Key Facts for 22 December 1974

On 22 December 1974, 498 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
207 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 481 daily.
Hanna set an all-time record daily snowfall of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 22 December 1974.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

498 stations

498 station records on 22 December 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hanna	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hanna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Moosomin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boissevain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waskada	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Deer A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Disston 1 NE Laying Ck	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tagus	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Graysville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ceylon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowbells	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrook Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record snow depth	235.0 cm (92.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nququ (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Upham 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

498 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 92, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 22 December 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	92
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 22 December 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

422 broken records

Margins by which the 422 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 750.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1974

Top 20 records on 22 December 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1974	Hanna, CA	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1974	Hanna, CA	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1974	Moosomin, CA	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1974	Cardston, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1974	Cardston, CA	daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1974	Coalville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1974	Schreiber, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1974	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1974	Boissevain, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1974	Schreiber, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1974	Yellow Grass, CA	monthly snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1974	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1974	Waskada, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1974	Willow City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1974	Red Deer A, CA	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1974	Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1974	Disston 1 NE Laying Ck, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1974	Tagus, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1974	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1974	Perdeberg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	36 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 498 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	408
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1