Weather Records on 22 December 2015

1,562 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 2015. Highest significance: Quincy, US.

Key Facts for 22 December 2015

On 22 December 2015, 1,562 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,067 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,533 daily.
Quincy set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 22 December 2015.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

1,562 stations

1,562 station records on 22 December 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wisemans Ferry (Old Po)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ormiston Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Colo Heights (Mountain Pines)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Valley - Eureka 14NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dachen Dao	China	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mallee Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wollondilly (River View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Porphyry Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bobin (Bobin Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Black Flat-U.M. Ck	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tuena (Wyoming)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog - Main Creek (Yeranda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brundidge	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Union 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Derwent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi (Spring Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Exchequer Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lizard Head Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans (Espie St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale (Cooyong Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chichester Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alice	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nanping	China	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rjazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paveletz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,562 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 548, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 519, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 390, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 22 December 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	548
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	519
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	390
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 22 December 2015 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 1,533.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,369 broken records

Margins by which the 1,369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 2015

Top 20 records on 22 December 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 2015	Quincy, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2015	Wisemans Ferry (Old Po), AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	100 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2015	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2015	Ormiston Gorge, AU	monthly rain	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2015	Nancheng, CN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2015	Evanston 1 E, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2015	Colo Heights (Mountain Pines), AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2015	Diamond Valley - Eureka 14NNW, US	monthly rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2015	Krambach Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	78 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2015	Krambach (Bellevue), AU	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2015	Buena Vista, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2015	Waterville, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	97 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2015	Dachen Dao, CN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2015	Mallee Vale, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2015	Wollondilly (River View), AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2015	Hermannsburg, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2015	Porphyry Creek, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2015	Gloucester (Hiawatha), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2015	Troy, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	94 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2015	Bobin (Bobin Creek), AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	50 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2015. 2015 had 1,562 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 20	1,262
20 to 40	65
40 to 60	24
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	4
140 to 160	2