Weather Records on 21 December 2022

528 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 2022. Highest significance: Agate 3 E, US.

Key Facts for 21 December 2022

On 21 December 2022, 528 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 473 daily.
Agate 3 E set a monthly record daily precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 21 December 2022.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

528 stations

528 station records on 21 December 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Midwest	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wasta	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnette 7 SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview 6 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Marie	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow 14 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Terry	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brohovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Content 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malmstrom AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moses Lake Grant Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buckleboo (Hi-View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brusett 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mildred 7 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Terry	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Havre AP ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Smith 6 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grassy Butte 2ENE	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pretty Rock	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Armells Creek Montana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dworshak Fish Hatchery	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

528 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 110, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 101.

Records on 21 December 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	101

Records on 21 December 2022 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 43, daily 473.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

429 broken records

Margins by which the 429 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 2022

Top 20 records on 21 December 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 2022	Agate 3 E, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	66 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 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)
21 December 2022	Wasta, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2022	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2022	Interior 3 NE, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2022	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2022	Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2022	Bison, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	71 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2022	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2022	Chadron 3SW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2022	Adel, US	monthly low max	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2022	Adel, US	daily low min	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2022	Dunkirk 19NNE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2022	Sonnette 7 SW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2022	Colville, US	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2022	Wilbur, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2022	Mayville, US	daily low max	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2022	Ada, US	daily low min	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2022	Leo 6 SW, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2022	Yellowtail Dam, US	all-time low min	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	33 years	40 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 528 records.

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

Records on 12-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1799	1
1801	2
1808	3
1825	1
1828	1
1839	1
1846	1
1850	1
1855	7
1859	1
1860	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	4
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	3
1897	3
1898	1
1900	8
1901	15
1902	5
1903	25
1904	3
1905	15
1906	15
1907	17
1908	19
1909	20
1910	29
1911	36
1912	23
1913	11
1914	107
1915	43
1916	40
1917	18
1918	41
1919	57
1920	30
1921	104
1922	34
1923	323
1924	377
1925	120
1926	178
1927	147
1928	70
1929	156
1930	66
1931	556
1932	150
1933	581
1934	230
1935	398
1936	323
1937	189
1938	145
1939	140
1940	622
1941	651
1942	968
1943	148
1944	762
1945	396
1946	495
1947	700
1948	297
1949	1,281
1950	504
1951	1,061
1952	197
1953	256
1954	444
1955	888
1956	672
1957	846
1958	516
1959	272
1960	585
1961	254
1962	563
1963	1,137
1964	613
1965	247
1966	400
1967	1,923
1968	818
1969	828
1970	547
1971	680
1972	651
1973	1,292
1974	374
1975	548
1976	446
1977	470
1978	517
1979	558
1980	726
1981	1,476
1982	702
1983	3,324
1984	1,012
1985	979
1986	404
1987	775
1988	717
1989	3,203
1990	2,701
1991	1,125
1992	751
1993	967
1994	793
1995	878
1996	1,114
1997	810
1998	1,142
1999	851
2000	944
2001	650
2002	579
2003	1,103
2004	675
2005	606
2006	1,443
2007	946
2008	1,062
2009	1,097
2010	2,039
2011	653
2012	759
2013	1,029
2014	878
2015	1,173
2016	543
2017	459
2018	742
2019	755
2020	965
2021	323
2022	528
2023	1,170
2024	778
2025	1,100

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	368
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1