Weather Records on 19 December 2022

494 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 2022. Highest significance: Waubay Natl Wild Life, US.

Key Facts for 19 December 2022

On 19 December 2022, 494 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 227 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 473 daily.
Waubay Natl Wild Life set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 19 December 2022.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

494 stations

494 station records on 19 December 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waubay Natl Wild Life	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Midwest	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
W Lawai 931	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wasta	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Puuhonua-O-Honaunau 27.4	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eleele 927	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Eba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mahaulepu 941.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kahului AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mildred 7 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Puukohola Heiau 98.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview 6 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Judith Gap	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guipavas	France	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lugo/Rozas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colusa 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Smith 6 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Craig	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrovnoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ourense	Spain	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brydeswood STN 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

494 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 96.

Records on 19 December 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	96

Records on 19 December 2022 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 18, daily 473.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

401 broken records

Margins by which the 401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 2022

Top 20 records on 19 December 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 2022	Waubay Natl Wild Life, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2022	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2022	Midwest, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2022	W Lawai 931, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2022	Wasta, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2022	Interior 3 NE, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2022	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2022	Gillette 3SE, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2022	Puuhonua-O-Honaunau 27.4, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2022	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2022	Chadron 3SW, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	7 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2022	Eleele 927, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2022	Mount Eba, AU	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2022	Mahaulepu 941.1, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2022	Highmarket 2W, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2022	Kahului AP, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2022	Susanville 2SW, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	113 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2022	Lowville, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2022	Stevensville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2022	Mildred 7 NNW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	0 years	44 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 494 records.

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

Records on 12-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1795	1
1805	1
1835	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	3
1855	3
1859	3
1860	1
1861	2
1869	2
1870	1
1875	2
1877	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	1
1898	3
1899	2
1900	1
1901	3
1902	16
1903	2
1904	19
1905	5
1906	9
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	22
1911	17
1912	41
1913	50
1914	23
1915	31
1916	38
1917	36
1918	24
1919	53
1920	30
1921	60
1922	155
1923	180
1924	492
1925	79
1926	152
1927	222
1928	45
1929	386
1930	76
1931	650
1932	239
1933	459
1934	455
1935	110
1936	689
1937	211
1938	237
1939	390
1940	392
1941	588
1942	654
1943	364
1944	241
1945	700
1946	182
1947	283
1948	397
1949	632
1950	545
1951	622
1952	469
1953	517
1954	443
1955	906
1956	287
1957	984
1958	386
1959	249
1960	432
1961	595
1962	670
1963	966
1964	753
1965	392
1966	851
1967	1,063
1968	900
1969	381
1970	485
1971	288
1972	325
1973	1,014
1974	252
1975	843
1976	398
1977	569
1978	1,191
1979	829
1980	456
1981	1,515
1982	768
1983	2,804
1984	1,066
1985	1,179
1986	609
1987	1,095
1988	1,001
1989	1,740
1990	1,463
1991	1,236
1992	1,176
1993	1,153
1994	692
1995	1,459
1996	2,108
1997	830
1998	855
1999	609
2000	1,154
2001	627
2002	1,467
2003	996
2004	664
2005	697
2006	1,061
2007	689
2008	1,545
2009	1,937
2010	1,610
2011	832
2012	774
2013	636
2014	537
2015	1,109
2016	1,080
2017	783
2018	397
2019	541
2020	327
2021	603
2022	494
2023	1,224
2024	864
2025	1,542

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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	340
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	4
350 to 400	1