Weather Records on 17 December 2022

595 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 2022. Highest significance: Lake Placid 2 S, US.

Key Facts for 17 December 2022

On 17 December 2022, 595 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 278 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 575 daily.
Lake Placid 2 S set a daily record snowfall of 43.9 cm (17.3 in) on 17 December 2022.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

595 stations

595 station records on 17 December 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.9 cm (17.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wasta	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pekoa Airport (Sant	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Havre AP ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Judith Gap	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Dell Oro	France	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Derna	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newcomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Terry	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turner 11N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Smith 6 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Valley Sp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

595 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 162, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 107.

Records on 17 December 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	162
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	107

Records on 17 December 2022 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 16, daily 575.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

497 broken records

Margins by which the 497 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 394.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 2022

Top 20 records on 17 December 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 2022	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily snowfall	43.9 cm (17.3 in)	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	95 years	78 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2022	Chadron 3SW, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2022	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	96 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2022	Wasta, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2022	Gordon 6N, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2022	Gillette 3SE, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2022	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2022	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2022	Lakeport 2, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2022	Pekoa Airport (Sant, VU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2022	Berlin, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2022	Peru, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2022	Grand Rapids, US	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2022	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	115 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2022	Midwest, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2022	Havre AP ASOS, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2022	Interior 3 NE, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2022	Kent City 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2022	Chittenden, US	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2022	Meeker, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	112 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2022. 2022 had 595 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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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	424
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	5