Weather Records on 22 December 1986

523 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1986. Highest significance: New Braunfels, US.

Key Facts for 22 December 1986

On 22 December 1986, 523 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 489 daily.
New Braunfels set a daily record precipitation of 104.4 mm (4.1 in) on 22 December 1986.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

523 stations

523 station records on 22 December 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Jal	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pecos	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Panther Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cope Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mertzon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Presidio	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freer	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hunt 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gold	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crossroads 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 7 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thompsons 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bilma	Niger	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jourdanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Branch 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

523 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 255, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 22 December 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 22 December 1986 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 29, daily 489.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

439 broken records

Margins by which the 439 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1986

Top 20 records on 22 December 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1986	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1986	Jal, US	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1986	Midland 4 ENE, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1986	Hobbs, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1986	Pecos, US	monthly rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1986	Seminole, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1986	McCamey, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1986	Mt Locke, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1986	San Antonio Intl AP, US	monthly rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1986	Austin-Camp Mabry, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1986	Sonora, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1986	Ft Davis, US	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1986	Pearsall, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1986	Dilley, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1986	Tatum, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1986	Floresville, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1986	Panther Junction, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1986	Cope Rch, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1986	Mertzon, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1986	Plains, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	47 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1986. 1986 had 523 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 20	358
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	2