Weather Records on 22 December 2018

514 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 2018. Highest significance: Qamdo, CN.

Key Facts for 22 December 2018

On 22 December 2018, 514 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
307 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 512 daily.
Qamdo set a daily record precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 22 December 2018.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

514 stations

514 station records on 22 December 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Qamdo	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Garze	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dulan	China	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Van Buren 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nassau Airport New	Bahamas, The	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Erwin 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mitchell	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bretten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mauth-Finsterau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sunderland	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oconaluftee	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rutland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dalgety (Severn Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Igarka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-43.4 C (-46.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tully Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Man	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albany Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

514 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 22 December 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 22 December 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 512.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

432 broken records

Margins by which the 432 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 2018

Top 20 records on 22 December 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 2018	Qamdo, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2018	Garze, CN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2018	Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	107 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2018	Dulan, CN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2018	Van Buren 2, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2018	Nassau Airport New, BS	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2018	Erwin 1 W, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2018	Addison, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2018	Elmira, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	111 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2018	Lewistown, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2018	Marshall, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2018	Corning, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2018	Middleboro, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	122 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2018	Putnam Lake, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2018	Storrs, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	116 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2018	Ft Kent, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2018	Amherst, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2018	Narooma Rvcp, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2018	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2018	Ft Morgan, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	41 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2018. 2018 had 514 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	429
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1