Weather Records on 14 December 2022

1,028 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 2022. Highest significance: Zakatala, AZ.

Key Facts for 14 December 2022

On 14 December 2022, 1,028 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 290 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 984 daily.
Zakatala set a daily record precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 14 December 2022.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,028 stations

1,028 station records on 14 December 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Idjevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tuscaloosa AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mission 14 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.4 cm (16.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burgess Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford Gtr Rockford AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lewis Hill (St Pauls River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ouse (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mizpah 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Litchville 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle 13 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Powderville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orielton (East Orielton Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lisco	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mildred 7 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lisco	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orford South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tea Tree (the Point)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Phila 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser Island Eurong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Strathayr)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnette 7 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Casselton Agronomy Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,028 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 172, Heaviest daily rainfall 349, Heaviest daily snowfall 127, Deepest snow cover 97.

Records on 14 December 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	172
Heaviest daily rainfall	349
Heaviest daily snowfall	127
Deepest snow cover	97

Records on 14 December 2022 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 44, daily 984.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

900 broken records

Margins by which the 900 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

14 December 2022

Top 20 records on 14 December 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 2022	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2022	Ormley, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	132 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2022	Idjevan, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2022	Maria Island (Darlington), AU	daily rain	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2022	Tuscaloosa AP ASOS, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2022	Courtenay 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2022	Mission 14 S, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2022	Colstrip, US	monthly rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	89 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2022	Riverton, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	103 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2022	Mayville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	116 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2022	Dunn Ctr 1E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2022	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	95 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2022	Georgetown 1 E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2022	Julesburg, US	monthly snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2022	Spearfish, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2022	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high max	25.7 C (78.3 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	126 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2022	Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2022	Bothwell (Franklin Street), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2022	Spearfish, US	daily snowfall	41.4 cm (16.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2022	Lisbon, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	54 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

1796 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2022. 2022 had 1,028 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-14 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1808	4
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	1
1840	2
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1855	3
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1882	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	2
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	11
1900	3
1901	20
1902	10
1903	11
1904	12
1905	2
1906	7
1907	22
1908	10
1909	14
1910	14
1911	13
1912	41
1913	9
1914	85
1915	99
1916	96
1917	55
1918	97
1919	29
1920	67
1921	52
1922	112
1923	255
1924	238
1925	319
1926	206
1927	384
1928	332
1929	410
1930	92
1931	418
1932	260
1933	571
1934	141
1935	158
1936	384
1937	325
1938	81
1939	182
1940	237
1941	433
1942	323
1943	331
1944	243
1945	415
1946	397
1947	490
1948	818
1949	139
1950	305
1951	724
1952	382
1953	370
1954	225
1955	388
1956	443
1957	244
1958	814
1959	294
1960	654
1961	823
1962	886
1963	663
1964	337
1965	610
1966	483
1967	959
1968	337
1969	498
1970	174
1971	864
1972	907
1973	628
1974	328
1975	2,092
1976	445
1977	1,023
1978	389
1979	709
1980	774
1981	1,031
1982	496
1983	1,197
1984	1,862
1985	1,400
1986	397
1987	1,317
1988	674
1989	2,058
1990	629
1991	1,098
1992	1,308
1993	954
1994	558
1995	1,331
1996	832
1997	1,401
1998	1,227
1999	793
2000	1,950
2001	1,391
2002	863
2003	978
2004	738
2005	845
2006	1,445
2007	636
2008	1,319
2009	848
2010	1,891
2011	867
2012	938
2013	565
2014	1,046
2015	2,200
2016	650
2017	563
2018	699
2019	588
2020	551
2021	763
2022	1,028
2023	619
2024	363
2025	1,772

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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	806
50 to 100	48
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	3