Weather Records on 22 December 1990

3,228 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1990. Highest significance: Taos, US.

Key Facts for 22 December 1990

On 22 December 1990, 3,228 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
821 were record highs and 1,869 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 299 were all-time records, 320 monthly and 2,609 daily.
Taos set an all-time record snow depth of 63.5 cm (25.0 in) on 22 December 1990.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 22 December 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taos	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gisela	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Huntsville Intnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	230.4 mm (9.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	63 of 100 (Major)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Scipio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Electra P H	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hodges	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newbern	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Atdd	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Falkville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oracle 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kushiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Mina 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rolling Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Electra P H	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lompoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Falls Ph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3,228 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 339, Lowest daily maximum 1,095, Highest daily minimum 482, Lowest daily minimum 774, Heaviest daily rainfall 318, Heaviest daily snowfall 102, Deepest snow cover 118.

Records on 22 December 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	339
Lowest daily maximum	1,095
Highest daily minimum	482
Lowest daily minimum	774
Heaviest daily rainfall	318
Heaviest daily snowfall	102
Deepest snow cover	118

Records on 22 December 1990 by timescale: all-time 299, monthly 320, daily 2,609.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,617 broken records

Margins by which the 2,617 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1990

Top 20 records on 22 December 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1990	Taos, US	all-time snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1990	Gisela, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1990	Huntsville Intnl AP, US	all-time rain	230.4 mm (9.1 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	17 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1990	Milan Exp STN, US	monthly rain	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1990	Eureka, US	all-time low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1990	San Rafael-Civic Ctr, US	all-time low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1990	Scipio, US	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1990	Gabes, TN	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1990	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	all-time low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1990	Rantoul, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	91 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1990	Electra P H, US	all-time low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1990	Watsonville Wtr Wks, US	all-time low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1990	Kenton, US	all-time low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1990	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1990	Haleyville, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1990	Lahontan Dam, US	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1990	Hodges, US	monthly rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1990	Saint Bernard, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1990	Elkhart, US	all-time low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1990	Riddle, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	76 years	53 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1990. 1990 had 3,228 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 25	2,429
25 to 50	112
50 to 75	42
75 to 100	18
100 to 125	9
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	4
175 to 200	2