Weather Records on 22 December 2001

491 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 2001. Highest significance: Shirabad, UZ.

Key Facts for 22 December 2001

On 22 December 2001, 491 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 477 daily.
Shirabad set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 22 December 2001.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

491 stations

491 station records on 22 December 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shirabad	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rugby	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kuantan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	302.0 mm (11.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Centenario	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Matsue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Piedras Exp STN	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan L M Marin Intl AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Imlay	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shurchi	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Linguere	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	40.3 C (104.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salamanca Aeropuerto	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Tamazola	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lanzarote/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Daroca	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Siegen (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miyako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keene 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Embrun	France	Record low minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Menara	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Keminmaa Kemi-Tornion Lentoase	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-29.5 C (-21.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rovaniemi Apukka	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ikerasassuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Sabino	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Farmersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record high maximum temperature	37.9 C (100.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kruunupyy Lentoasema	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Neudenau	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brombachtal-Kirch-Brombach	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Larissa	Greece	Record low maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Blas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Naco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aceituna Wtp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Reus/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cass Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

491 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 22 December 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 22 December 2001 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 477.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

388 broken records

Margins by which the 388 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 661.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 2001

Top 20 records on 22 December 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 2001	Shirabad, UZ	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2001	Lajas Substn, PR	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2001	Rugby, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2001	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	66.1 cm (26.0 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2001	Verhojansk, RU	daily high min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2001	Kuantan, MY	daily rain	302.0 mm (11.9 in)	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2001	Presa Centenario, MX	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2001	Gove 4W, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2001	Schluchtern-Herolz, DE	monthly snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2001	Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen, DE	monthly snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2001	Matsue, JP	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2001	Rio Piedras Exp STN, PR	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2001	San Juan L M Marin Intl AP, PR	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2001	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2001	Ulricehamn, SE	daily low min	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	86 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2001	Eberbach/Neckar, DE	daily snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 2001	Tenosique (Smn), MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 2001	Imlay, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	0.6 cm (0.2 in)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 2001	Shurchi, UZ	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 2001	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2001. 2001 had 491 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 100	381
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1