Weather Records on 22 December 1987

815 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1987. Highest significance: Yandal, AU.

Key Facts for 22 December 1987

On 22 December 1987, 815 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
339 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 785 daily.
Yandal set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 22 December 1987.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

815 stations

815 station records on 22 December 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yandal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Old Cunyu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nanda Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Korong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Millrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Florrie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bylong (Montoro)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gaborone	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria da Vitoria (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley Res.Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
King Rocks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laranja da Terra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kafue Polder	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mabel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Griggs 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rouchel Brook (Albano)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chichester Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrabee (Murrumbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

815 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 196, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 361, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 22 December 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	196
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	361
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 22 December 1987 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 785.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

689 broken records

Margins by which the 689 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1987

Top 20 records on 22 December 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1987	Yandal, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1987	Old Cunyu, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1987	Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1987	Nanda Downs, AU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1987	Sedgefield (Bundajon), AU	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1987	Goedehoop, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1987	Korong, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1987	Grangeville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1987	Millrose, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1987	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1987	Coloso, PR	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1987	Glen Florrie Station, AU	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1987	Bylong (Montoro), AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1987	Nueva Esperanza, MX	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1987	Sandpan, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1987	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1987	Laverton, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1987	Gaborone, BW	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1987	Clarens (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1987	Elk City 1NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	70 years	46 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1987. 1987 had 815 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	618
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1