Weather Records on 22 December 2005

880 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 2005. Highest significance: Tenango, MX.

Key Facts for 22 December 2005

On 22 December 2005, 880 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
628 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 861 daily.
Tenango set a daily record precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 22 December 2005.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

880 stations

880 station records on 22 December 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lanzarote/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marysvale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lanzhou	China	Record low minimum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tangadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wishek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Xisha Dao	China	Record low maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nephi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Rosarito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Astatla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Burrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lompoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palmdale AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iwakuni	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Las Escobas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Phuket	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buttonwillow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coalinga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

880 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 306, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 322, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 81, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 22 December 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	306
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	322
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 22 December 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 861.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

652 broken records

Margins by which the 652 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 2005

Top 20 records on 22 December 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 2005	Tenango, MX	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2005	Turlock #2, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	110 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2005	Newman, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2005	Lanzarote/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2005	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2005	Marysville, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2005	Ipswich, US	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2005	Kailua 446, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2005	Provo Byu, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2005	Clover Valley, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2005	Aberdeen, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2005	Santa Fe, MX	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2005	Anaconda, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2005	Minden, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2005	Old Faithful, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2005	Breckenridge, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2005	Blackleaf, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2005	Pioche, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2005	Anacortes, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2005	Forks 1 E, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	39 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 880 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 25	635
25 to 50	7
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1