Weather Records on 22 December 2006

1,390 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 2006. Highest significance: Mallala, AU.

Key Facts for 22 December 2006

On 22 December 2006, 1,390 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
651 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,350 daily.
Mallala set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 22 December 2006.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

1,390 stations

1,390 station records on 22 December 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Darke Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Whyalla (Mullaquana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Swan Falls Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Yuma	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rush 1N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Napoleonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Studley 9NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waddikee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wiggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barrington 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waubay Natl Wild Life	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelana (Brooker)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Peon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nundle (Benoni)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley Unc	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bullita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Mayab	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Metter	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cowell (Winter Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Ningana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,390 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 212, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 439, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 524, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 80.

Records on 22 December 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	212
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	439
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	524
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	80

Records on 22 December 2006 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 35, daily 1,350.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,177 broken records

Margins by which the 1,177 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 2006

Top 20 records on 22 December 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 2006	Mallala, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	120 years	77 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2006	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2006	Darke Peak, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2006	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	93 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2006	Whyalla (Mullaquana), AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2006	Swan Falls Ph, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2006	Green Bay, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2006	Yuma, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2006	Rush 1N, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2006	Burlington, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2006	Napoleonville, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2006	Boulder, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2006	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2006	Sheboygan, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2006	Williamsburg 1E, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2006	Bridgeport, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2006	Studley 9NNW, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2006	Milwaukee Mitchell AP, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2006	Waddikee, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2006	Wiggins, US	monthly rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	10 years	56 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2006. 2006 had 1,390 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 100	1,146
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1