Weather Records on 20 December 2022

567 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 2022. Highest significance: Turocak, RU.

Key Facts for 20 December 2022

On 20 December 2022, 567 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 544 daily.
Turocak set a monthly record daily precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 20 December 2022.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

567 stations

567 station records on 20 December 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Turocak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Melangata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Midwest	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wasta	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	59.9 cm (23.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Center	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cherskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	44 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)
Myton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Niigata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.9 C (-30.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haughton Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Samsun	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bunkie	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview 6 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grizzly	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Grove Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 4 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milolii 2.34	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.6 C (-15.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dadeville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr Lock #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indus 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meadville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Smith 6 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Marie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

567 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 94.

Records on 20 December 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	94

Records on 20 December 2022 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 20, daily 544.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

476 broken records

Margins by which the 476 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 365.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 2022

Top 20 records on 20 December 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 2022	Turocak, RU	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	78 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2022	Melangata, AU	monthly rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 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)
20 December 2022	Gillette 3SE, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2022	Midwest, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2022	Chadron 3SW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2022	Interior 3 NE, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2022	Wasta, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2022	Bennetts Brg, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2022	Boonville 4 SSW, US	daily snowfall	59.9 cm (23.6 in)	36.5 cm (14.4 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 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)
20 December 2022	St Francisville, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	111 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2022	Forks 1 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2022	Joplin, US	monthly snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2022	Adel, US	daily low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2022	Joplin, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2022	Center, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2022	Haleakala Rch 432, US	daily rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2022	Stehekin 4 NW, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2022	Cherskij, RU	daily high max	2.7 C (36.9 F)	18.8 C (33.8 F)	60 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 567 records.

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

Records on 12-20 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	2
1808	1
1815	1
1828	1
1837	1
1846	1
1855	8
1858	1
1860	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	2
1874	3
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	4
1885	1
1886	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1894	2
1895	8
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	7
1901	8
1902	14
1903	17
1904	9
1905	5
1906	5
1907	11
1908	5
1909	22
1910	17
1911	24
1912	27
1913	7
1914	43
1915	18
1916	45
1917	33
1918	18
1919	25
1920	22
1921	101
1922	88
1923	215
1924	332
1925	96
1926	163
1927	200
1928	93
1929	256
1930	67
1931	536
1932	170
1933	492
1934	265
1935	152
1936	416
1937	181
1938	240
1939	308
1940	965
1941	633
1942	817
1943	193
1944	340
1945	430
1946	327
1947	385
1948	345
1949	1,141
1950	758
1951	926
1952	394
1953	385
1954	416
1955	726
1956	471
1957	1,354
1958	382
1959	142
1960	354
1961	369
1962	475
1963	875
1964	499
1965	353
1966	555
1967	1,370
1968	482
1969	514
1970	518
1971	441
1972	448
1973	1,184
1974	328
1975	610
1976	382
1977	484
1978	910
1979	600
1980	667
1981	1,681
1982	712
1983	2,995
1984	1,411
1985	1,035
1986	321
1987	1,179
1988	760
1989	1,812
1990	1,885
1991	1,172
1992	1,134
1993	1,266
1994	813
1995	1,128
1996	1,448
1997	651
1998	1,110
1999	938
2000	1,150
2001	523
2002	943
2003	1,315
2004	836
2005	515
2006	1,387
2007	986
2008	1,356
2009	1,502
2010	2,055
2011	846
2012	1,131
2013	584
2014	524
2015	1,238
2016	603
2017	688
2018	592
2019	731
2020	554
2021	442
2022	567
2023	1,242
2024	897
2025	1,166

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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	418
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	4
350 to 400	1