Weather Records on 22 December 1992

522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1992. Highest significance: Bannockburn, AU.

Key Facts for 22 December 1992

On 22 December 1992, 522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 510 daily.
Bannockburn set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 22 December 1992.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

522 stations

522 station records on 22 December 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Karnak (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Skipton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clarks Siding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown (Yacca Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rokewood (Wurrook South)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Bolac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklands Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lara Salines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shiptons Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bickleton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cabramurra Smhea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buangor (Biranga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Kangawall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Flat (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tavira	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pykes Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beja	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Ketchowla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenberg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Topar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cressy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Labertouche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Kylmorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Australia Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hope Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

522 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 22 December 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 22 December 1992 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 510.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1992

Top 20 records on 22 December 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1992	Bannockburn, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	82 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1992	Lovely Banks (Reservoir), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	78 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1992	Karnak (Rosedale), AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1992	Beaufort, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	106 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1992	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	102 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1992	Dimboola, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1992	Koonamore, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1992	Ochoco Rs, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1992	Skipton Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1992	Clarks Siding, ZA	daily rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1992	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1992	Geelong Golf Club, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1992	Bordertown (Yacca Vale), AU	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1992	Rokewood (Wurrook South), AU	daily rain	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1992	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1992	Wycheproof (Post Office), AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	106 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1992	Wedderburn (Post Office), AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	106 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1992	Shelford, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	101 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1992	Lake Bolac (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1992	Canary Island South, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	52 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1992. 1992 had 522 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	358
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1