Weather Records on 22 December 2010

1,632 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 2010. Highest significance: Port Davey (Melaleuca), AU.

Key Facts for 22 December 2010

On 22 December 2010, 1,632 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
565 were record highs and 470 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 83 monthly and 1,537 daily.
Port Davey (Melaleuca) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 144.6 mm (5.7 in) on 22 December 2010.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

1,632 stations

1,632 station records on 22 December 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Davey (Melaleuca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.6 mm (5.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Oak City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Victorville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pioche	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Maebashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Julian Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Washburn	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Poway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alfhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dillenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Castricum	Netherlands	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kumagaya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Caverns	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kainaliu 73.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ishinomaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baggs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Schonefeld	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Haamstede	Netherlands	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
West Beemster	Netherlands	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Westkapelle	Netherlands	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Utsunomiya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yokohama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Henshaw Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Charleston Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.6 mm (7.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Tegel	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdale	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nikko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Asturias/Aviles	Spain	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Fire Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.6 cm (21.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Solingen-Hohenscheid	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vrouwenpolder	Netherlands	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Acton Escondido Fc261	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McCarran Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,632 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 286, Lowest daily maximum 206, Highest daily minimum 279, Lowest daily minimum 264, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 324.

Records on 22 December 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	286
Lowest daily maximum	206
Highest daily minimum	279
Lowest daily minimum	264
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	324

Records on 22 December 2010 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 83, daily 1,537.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,364 broken records

Margins by which the 1,364 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 2010

Top 20 records on 22 December 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 2010	Port Davey (Melaleuca), AU	monthly rain	144.6 mm (5.7 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2010	Oak City, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2010	Victorville, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2010	Pioche, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	120 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2010	Maebashi, JP	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2010	Julian Cdf, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2010	Washburn, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2010	Poway Valley, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	105 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2010	Redlands, US	all-time rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2010	Alfhausen, DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2010	Dillenburg, DE	daily snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2010	Castricum, NL	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2010	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2010	Potsdam, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2010	Kumagaya, JP	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2010	Pahrump 4 NW, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2010	Moroni, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2010	Mitchell Caverns, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2010	San Jacinto, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2010	Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	57 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2010. 2010 had 1,632 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 50	1,195
50 to 100	94
100 to 150	41
150 to 200	17
200 to 250	11
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1