Weather Records on 22 December 1996

939 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1996. Highest significance: Heber, US.

Key Facts for 22 December 1996

On 22 December 1996, 939 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 872 daily.
Heber set a daily record snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 22 December 1996.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

939 stations

939 station records on 22 December 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Heber	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Peak Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lovelock	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Donner Mem Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rye Patch Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Markleeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Las Lomitas	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Florrie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iporanga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	158.1 mm (6.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfork 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nampula	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls 16 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscarora	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bencuti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierre 17 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
So Entrance Yosemite Np	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

939 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 104, Deepest snow cover 166.

Records on 22 December 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	104
Deepest snow cover	166

Records on 22 December 1996 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 55, daily 872.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

754 broken records

Margins by which the 754 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1996

Top 20 records on 22 December 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1996	Heber, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1996	Peak Hill, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1996	Lovelock, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1996	Witsieshoek, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1996	Coloso, PR	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1996	Dyer 5S, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	93 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1996	Donner Mem Sp, US	all-time snowfall	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1996	Carson City, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1996	Mina, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1996	Rye Patch Dam, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1996	Lemmon, US	all-time snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1996	Cengcane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1996	Wyloo, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1996	Imlay, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1996	Rochford 2 WNW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	3 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1996	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1996	Markleeville, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1996	South Pass City, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1996	Las Lomitas, AR	monthly low min	2.3 C (36.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1996	Glen Florrie Station, AU	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	64 years	45 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1996. 1996 had 939 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 December 1996
Margin	Records
0 to 100	680
100 to 200	57
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	1