Weather Records on 22 December 1991

1,034 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1991. Highest significance: Alice, US.

Key Facts for 22 December 1991

On 22 December 1991, 1,034 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
426 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 992 daily.
Alice set a monthly record daily precipitation of 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 22 December 1991.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,034 stations

1,034 station records on 22 December 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Clovis	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cronulla South Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
White Sands Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kyrylivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Muhldorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crossroads 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Deer Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Houston San Jacinto da	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Friona	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kasane	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turquoise Bonanza Ck	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Revesby (Paten Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Caney 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lucas Heights (Ansto)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wallacia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Barker	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,034 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 286, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 531, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 22 December 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	286
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	531
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 22 December 1991 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 40, daily 992.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

896 broken records

Margins by which the 896 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1991

Top 20 records on 22 December 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1991	Alice, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	74 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1991	Portales, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1991	Falfurrias, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1991	Robstown, US	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1991	Cuero, US	monthly rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1991	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1991	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1991	Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen, DE	monthly rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1991	Clovis, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1991	George W 2 SSW, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1991	Sabinal, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1991	Hebbronville, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1991	Innsbruck, AT	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1991	Houston Hts, US	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1991	Tottenham (Burdenda), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1991	Cronulla South Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1991	White Sands Natl Mon, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1991	Salzburg, AT	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1991	Kyrylivka, UA	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1991	Richmond Raaf, AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	54 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1991. 1991 had 1,034 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	864
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1