Weather Records on 22 December 1997

866 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1997. Highest significance: Creighton, US.

Key Facts for 22 December 1997

On 22 December 1997, 866 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
239 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 833 daily.
Creighton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 22 December 1997.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

866 stations

866 station records on 22 December 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Creighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ahome	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pedras Altas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Ind Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Innot Hot Springs Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coronado Nmem	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Ind Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clara	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gleneagle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Las Palmas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inorunie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Presidente Prudente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Cygne 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koombooloomba Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott Love Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Blanco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Granja Cerrito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arroio Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Benton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

866 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 386, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 22 December 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	386
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 22 December 1997 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 28, daily 833.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

707 broken records

Margins by which the 707 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 201.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1997

Top 20 records on 22 December 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1997	Creighton, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	103 years	75 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1997	Joao Pessoa, BR	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1997	Ahome, MX	monthly rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1997	Canton, US	all-time snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1997	Iron Mtn, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1997	Ardmore, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1997	Pedras Altas, BR	daily rain	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1997	Heyuan, CN	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1997	Woodleigh, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1997	Yuma Citrus STN, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1997	Roswell Ind Air Pk, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1997	Baradine Forestry, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1997	Conroe, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1997	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1997	Innot Hot Springs Township, AU	daily rain	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1997	Guangzhou, CN	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1997	Coronado Nmem, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1997	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1997	Wagoner, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1997	Roswell Ind Air Pk, US	all-time snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 years	44 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1997. 1997 had 866 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	663
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1