Weather Records on 22 December 1995

1,130 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1995. Highest significance: Berlin 5 S, US.

Key Facts for 22 December 1995

On 22 December 1995, 1,130 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 302 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,099 daily.
Berlin 5 S set a daily record snow depth of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 22 December 1995.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,130 stations

1,130 station records on 22 December 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fort Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	207.1 mm (8.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Walpole	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grover Hill	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp (Dam)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oudemirdum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Surprise Store	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Medemblik	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgton 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maralinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gorredijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lindley 2N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enkhuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hoogwoud	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth: Cockle Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Rvr Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snowhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buritizal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.9 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cedara	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,130 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 204, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 415, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 209.

Records on 22 December 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	204
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	415
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	209

Records on 22 December 1995 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 27, daily 1,099.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

955 broken records

Margins by which the 955 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1995

Top 20 records on 22 December 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1995	Berlin 5 S, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	90 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1995	Fort Hill, AU	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1995	Bosbokrand (Pol), ZA	daily rain	207.1 mm (8.2 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1995	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1995	Walpole, AU	monthly rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1995	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1995	Grover Hill, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1995	Woogenellup, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1995	Gardner, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1995	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1995	Calitzdorp (Dam), ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1995	Middletown 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1995	Creighton, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1995	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1995	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	26.2 C (79.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	109 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1995	Nordby (Fano), DK	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1995	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1995	Oudemirdum, NL	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1995	Surprise Store, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1995	De Emigratie, ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	5 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1995. 1995 had 1,130 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	835
50 to 100	64
100 to 150	29
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	10
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	3