Weather Records on 22 December 1976

605 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1976. Highest significance: Katandra, AU.

Key Facts for 22 December 1976

On 22 December 1976, 605 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 346 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 593 daily.
Katandra set a monthly record daily precipitation of 194.4 mm (7.7 in) on 22 December 1976.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

605 stations

605 station records on 22 December 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.4 mm (7.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Margaret	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wales	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.0 mm (9.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Longford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maseru	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tallyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.4 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.2 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ray Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arteaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Giru Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fermoy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Ryde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ramsjoholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Jukes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meleiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.5 C (-46.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bakchar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-41.5 C (-42.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
East Brady	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-42.6 C (-44.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-43.1 C (-45.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmuir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adavale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goombie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.9 C (-43.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atilio Vivacqua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-40.9 C (-41.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

605 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 185, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 161, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 December 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	185
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	161
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 December 1976 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 8, daily 593.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1976

Top 20 records on 22 December 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1976	Katandra, AU	monthly rain	194.4 mm (7.7 in)	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	34 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1976	Dynevor Downs, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	85 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1976	Thylungra Station, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1976	Mount Margaret, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1976	Oakwood, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1976	Wales, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1976	Kuttabul Post Office, AU	daily rain	233.0 mm (9.2 in)	169.5 mm (6.7 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1976	Westland, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1976	Longford, AU	monthly rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1976	Maseru, LS	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1976	Tallyabra, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1976	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1976	Woodhouse, AU	daily rain	148.4 mm (5.8 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1976	Inkerman Railway Station, AU	daily rain	149.2 mm (5.9 in)	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1976	Ray Station, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1976	Arteaga (Smn), MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1976	Giru Post Office, AU	daily rain	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	126.9 mm (5.0 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1976	Lansdowne Station, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1976	Kriel (Pol), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1976	Gulkana AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	44 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 605 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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Data for records on 1976-12-22: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	477
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1