Weather Records on 22 December 2011

779 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 2011. Highest significance: Pine Ridge (Billabong), AU.

Key Facts for 22 December 2011

On 22 December 2011, 779 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
372 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 755 daily.
Pine Ridge (Billabong) set a daily record precipitation of 72.2 mm (2.8 in) on 22 December 2011.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

779 stations

779 station records on 22 December 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pine Ridge (Billabong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Trinidad	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pasamonte	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Las Animas	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
San Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitsett	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gross Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Ulinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reconquista Aero	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mwanza	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laucala Bay	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tacony 13 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bates Creek #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cordoba Aero	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	42.4 C (108.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pingine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
North Star (Wolonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McGaffey 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Loretta 1W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cubero	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lysa Hora	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ordway 21 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

779 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 236, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 22 December 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	236
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 22 December 2011 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 19, daily 755.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

584 broken records

Margins by which the 584 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 2011

Top 20 records on 22 December 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 2011	Pine Ridge (Billabong), AU	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2011	Trinidad, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2011	Pasamonte, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2011	Las Animas, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2011	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2011	Richfield 10 WSW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2011	San Augustine, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2011	Paonia 1SW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	101 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2011	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2011	Chugwater, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	110 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2011	Whitsett, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2011	Healy, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2011	Mansfield 4 NW, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	113 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2011	Franklin, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	128 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2011	Gross Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2011	Walsh 1 W, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2011	Evergreen, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2011	Lakin, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2011	Garah (Ulinga), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2011	Ft Robinson, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	92 years	43 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2011. 2011 had 779 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	535
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	2