Weather Records on 22 December 1975

647 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1975. Highest significance: Roodebloem, ZA.

Key Facts for 22 December 1975

On 22 December 1975, 647 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 627 daily.
Roodebloem set a daily record precipitation of 44.0 mm (1.7 in) on 22 December 1975.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

647 stations

647 station records on 22 December 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bulwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Manina (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Merweville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waterfall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prinshof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grantham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Groothoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Ringo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lammerkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bet-El	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.8 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Letjiebos (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leliekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springvalley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Braeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chudleigh Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Planet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Daniels Hope	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

647 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 398, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 22 December 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	398
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 22 December 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 627.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

577 broken records

Margins by which the 577 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 1975

Top 20 records on 22 December 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1975	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1975	Bulwater, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1975	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1975	Manina (Bos), ZA	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1975	Merweville, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1975	Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel), AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1975	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1975	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1975	Waterfall, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1975	Westfield, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1975	Devon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1975	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1975	Townsville Railway STN, AU	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1975	Kamferskraal, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1975	Delungra Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1975	Prinshof, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1975	Rocklands, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1975	Guyra Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1975	Charlottetown A, CA	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1975	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	50 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1975. 1975 had 647 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	550
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1