Weather Records on 22 December 2008

1,000 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 2008. Highest significance: Wellston Tippy Dam, US.

Key Facts for 22 December 2008

On 22 December 2008, 1,000 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 929 daily.
Wellston Tippy Dam set an all-time record daily snowfall of 63.5 cm (25.0 in) on 22 December 2008.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,000 stations

1,000 station records on 22 December 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Monroe	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Moro	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gauhati	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Willamina	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Woodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Arlington	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mill Creek Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Davenport	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	52.6 cm (20.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Heppner	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wayne	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haskins Dam	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rangeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Haskins Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cushman Powerhouse #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitman Mission	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lukachukai	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek Dam	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,000 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 229, Deepest snow cover 223.

Records on 22 December 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	229
Deepest snow cover	223

Records on 22 December 2008 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 59, daily 929.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

810 broken records

Margins by which the 810 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 2008

Top 20 records on 22 December 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 2008	Wellston Tippy Dam, US	all-time snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	71 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 December 2008	Otis, US	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	95 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 December 2008	Millinocket, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2008	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2008	Paulo Afonso, BR	monthly rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2008	Monroe, US	all-time snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2008	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	106 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2008	Presque Isle, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	99 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2008	Ipswich, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2008	Lowell, US	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	74 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2008	Moro, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	87 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2008	Gauhati, IN	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2008	Berlin, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2008	Willamina, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2008	Quilcene 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	87 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2008	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2008	Woodland, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2008	Arlington, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2008	Mill Creek Dam, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2008	Madison, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 1,000 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	688
100 to 200	90
200 to 300	20
300 to 400	9
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1