Weather Records on 22 December 2003

1,046 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 2003. Highest significance: Harrow (Pine Hills), AU.

Key Facts for 22 December 2003

On 22 December 2003, 1,046 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
427 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 1,023 daily.
Harrow (Pine Hills) set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 22 December 2003.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,046 stations

1,046 station records on 22 December 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Galiwinku	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moutajup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wyelangta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrangobilly Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Drik Drik	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hordern Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wynyard Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chain of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jever	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nareen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Schank (Jethia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Birregurra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorchy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,046 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 226, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 201, Lowest daily minimum 140, Heaviest daily rainfall 383, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 22 December 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	226
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	201
Lowest daily minimum	140
Heaviest daily rainfall	383
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 22 December 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 1,023.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

855 broken records

Margins by which the 855 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 2003

Top 20 records on 22 December 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 2003	Harrow (Pine Hills), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	101 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 December 2003	Hermann, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	104 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2003	Kaniva, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	117 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2003	Galiwinku, AU	daily rain	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2003	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2003	Gustavus, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2003	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2003	Apollo Bay, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2003	Middleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2003	Yap Island WSO AP, FM	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2003	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2003	Beachport, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2003	Moutajup, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2003	Cape Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2003	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2003	Moina, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2003	Gellibrand River West, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2003	Forrest State Forest, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2003	Cavendish (Post Office), AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2003	Nelson, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	93 years	49 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2003. 2003 had 1,046 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 50	842
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1