Weather Records on 22 December 2016

550 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 2016. Highest significance: Yulmbu, AU.

Key Facts for 22 December 2016

On 22 December 2016, 550 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
253 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 517 daily.
Yulmbu set a monthly record daily precipitation of 175.2 mm (6.9 in) on 22 December 2016.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

550 stations

550 station records on 22 December 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yulmbu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.2 mm (6.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount House Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dampier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Incheon	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Udialla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.4 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chino Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrabun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gallup Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Signal Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tomakomai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kutchan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.9 C (-30.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sumoto	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tumacacori Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oita	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tokushima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White Signal	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aikawa	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sakai	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamada	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wakayama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Esashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kanazawa	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Okayama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fushiki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Matsue	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tottori	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

550 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 22 December 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 22 December 2016 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 30, daily 517.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

482 broken records

Margins by which the 482 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 2016

Top 20 records on 22 December 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 2016	Yulmbu, AU	monthly rain	175.2 mm (6.9 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	55 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2016	Yeeda, AU	monthly rain	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	95 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2016	Myroodah, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	97 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2016	Mount House Station, AU	daily rain	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2016	Dampier Downs, AU	monthly rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2016	Incheon, KR	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2016	Udialla, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2016	Kimberley Downs, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2016	Beverley Springs, AU	daily rain	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2016	Rockhampton Downs, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2016	Mount Barnett, AU	daily rain	142.4 mm (5.6 in)	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	5 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2016	Gravesend Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2016	Chino Valley, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2016	Hachita 1W, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2016	Pearce - Sunsites, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	102 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2016	Mecca Fire STN, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2016	Cherrabun, AU	all-time rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2016	Hayfield Pumping Plt, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2016	Gallup Muni AP, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2016	Paradise, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	95 years	45 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2016. 2016 had 550 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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Data for records on 2016-12-22: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	433
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1