Weather Records on 22 December 1978

363 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1978. Highest significance: Jouerdine South, AU.

Key Facts for 22 December 1978

On 22 December 1978, 363 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 357 daily.
Jouerdine South set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.0 mm (2.1 in) on 22 December 1978.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

363 stations

363 station records on 22 December 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jouerdine South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepoort (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keda	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	161.6 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lanquedoc	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.9 C (-21.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Daniels Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-27.1 C (-16.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	51.3 cm (20.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cowaramup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McAlinden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chohataury	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Powell	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McGrath AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Resolute Cars	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Doorndraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhmaro	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Kroon (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Voronez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brisco	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valujki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vaalkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cegcuana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gertruida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Juiz de Fora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kharkiv	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

363 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 22 December 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 22 December 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 357.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

306 broken records

Margins by which the 306 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 609.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1978

Top 20 records on 22 December 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1978	Jouerdine South, AU	monthly rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1978	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	60.9 cm (24.0 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1978	Umzonia (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1978	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1978	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1978	Brunswick Junction, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1978	Keda, GE	daily rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1978	Tabou, CI	daily rain	161.6 mm (6.4 in)	121.3 mm (4.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1978	Lanquedoc, ZA	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1978	Velikie Luki, RU	daily low min	-29.9 C (-21.8 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1978	Daniels Harbour, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1978	Merriman, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1978	Homer AP, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1978	Minsk, BY	daily low min	-27.1 C (-16.8 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1978	Bailey, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1978	Cartwright, CA	daily snowfall	51.3 cm (20.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1978	Coloso, PR	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1978	Cowaramup, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1978	Roelands, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1978	McAlinden, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	37 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1978. 1978 had 363 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	292
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1