Weather Records on 22 December 1981

1,099 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1981. Highest significance: Areia (Ufpb), BR.

Key Facts for 22 December 1981

On 22 December 1981, 1,099 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
309 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,064 daily.
Areia (Ufpb) set a daily record precipitation of 43.6 mm (1.7 in) on 22 December 1981.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,099 stations

1,099 station records on 22 December 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Areia (Ufpb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pedro Velho (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lelie Shoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.2 cm (8.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Neustadt/Weinstrasse	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Bergzabern	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rye	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sonneberg-Neufang	Germany	Record snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eleele 927	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Lawai 931	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brusque (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.9 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hof	Germany	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hof (Stadt)	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waldeck	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Die Hoogte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kolo 1033	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Itoupava Central	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Knittlingen	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Essen-Bredeney	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alzey	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Puehu Ridge 1040	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pouso Redondo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aracati	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hukipo 945	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,099 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 131, Deepest snow cover 253.

Records on 22 December 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	131
Deepest snow cover	253

Records on 22 December 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 33, daily 1,064.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

932 broken records

Margins by which the 932 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 550.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1981

Top 20 records on 22 December 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1981	Areia (Ufpb), BR	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1981	Castle Rock, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1981	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1981	Pedro Velho (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1981	Lelie Shoek, ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1981	Taos, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1981	Woodstock, CA	daily snowfall	21.2 cm (8.3 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1981	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	98 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1981	Ft Hall 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1981	Neustadt/Weinstrasse, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1981	Fulton, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1981	Halenanaho 1006, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1981	Puhi 1013, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1981	Bad Bergzabern, DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1981	Champaign 3S, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1981	Cruz Do Espirito Santo, BR	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1981	Karlsruhe, DE	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1981	Ouray, US	daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	24.7 cm (9.7 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1981	Rye, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1981	Trinidad, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 years	51 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1981. 1981 had 1,099 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	861
100 to 200	54
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1