Weather Records on 22 December 1980

580 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1980. Highest significance: Karasjok, NO.

Key Facts for 22 December 1980

On 22 December 1980, 580 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 219 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 563 daily.
Karasjok set a daily record snow depth of 82.0 cm (32.3 in) on 22 December 1980.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

580 stations

580 station records on 22 December 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Lobo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nis	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brewerton Lock 23	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Praia Grande (Parana)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Drake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narandiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lustre 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kirkland Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vestmannaeyjar	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Towson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.9 C (-14.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rocco	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caron	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Honolulu Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Laverton Raaf	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

580 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 22 December 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 22 December 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 563.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

445 broken records

Margins by which the 445 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1980

Top 20 records on 22 December 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1980	Karasjok, NO	daily snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1980	Ft Kent, US	monthly low min	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1980	Usina Do Lobo, BR	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1980	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1980	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1980	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1980	Nis, RS	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1980	Brewerton Lock 23, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1980	Praia Grande (Parana), BR	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1980	Drake, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1980	Port Townsend, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1980	Narandiba, BR	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1980	Roldal, NO	daily rain	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1980	Lustre 4 NNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1980	Peterboro 2 S, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	79 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1980	Kisinev, MD	daily high min	6.3 C (43.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	79 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1980	Eagle FAA AP, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1980	Port Hastings, CA	daily low max	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1980	Milan, IT	daily high max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	69 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1980	Black Rock, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1980. 1980 had 580 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	435
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1