Weather Records on 22 December 2022

1,047 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 2022. Highest significance: Cottonwood Falls, US.

Key Facts for 22 December 2022

On 22 December 2022, 1,047 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 588 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 51 were all-time records, 72 monthly and 924 daily.
Cottonwood Falls set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 22 December 2022.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,047 stations

1,047 station records on 22 December 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wasta	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Brockway 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Trident	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	63 of 100 (Major)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brockway 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnette 7 SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
WFO Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Point MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bryah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview 6 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gove Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.4 mm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grassy Butte 2ENE	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Mountain Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Kelly Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Gallatin Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Theilman 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swea City 5N	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,047 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 327, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 261, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 90, Deepest snow cover 101.

Records on 22 December 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	327
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	261
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	90
Deepest snow cover	101

Records on 22 December 2022 by timescale: all-time 51, monthly 72, daily 924.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

885 broken records

Margins by which the 885 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 2022

Top 20 records on 22 December 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 2022	Cottonwood Falls, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2022	Baudette, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2022	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	92 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2022	Chadron 3SW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	104 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2022	Wasta, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2022	Brockway 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2022	Trident, US	all-time low max	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	98 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2022	Minatare Dam (Usbr), US	all-time low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2022	Brockway 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2022	Rudnaja Pristan, RU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2022	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2022	Minatare Dam (Usbr), US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2022	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	monthly low min	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2022	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily low max	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2022	Sonnette 7 SW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2022	Bison, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2022	Riverton, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2022	Bollon Mary St, AU	monthly low min	2.4 C (36.3 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2022	Williamsburg 1E, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2022	Leo 6 SW, US	monthly low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	90 years	48 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 1,047 records.

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

Records on 12-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1804	1
1808	3
1824	1
1825	1
1844	1
1846	1
1855	6
1857	2
1859	1
1860	2
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	1
1875	5
1877	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	1
1886	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	2
1901	7
1902	9
1903	11
1904	3
1905	6
1906	13
1907	8
1908	29
1909	32
1910	28
1911	31
1912	37
1913	29
1914	159
1915	58
1916	62
1917	12
1918	64
1919	23
1920	36
1921	196
1922	29
1923	267
1924	396
1925	135
1926	188
1927	101
1928	114
1929	285
1930	97
1931	723
1932	219
1933	729
1934	119
1935	536
1936	274
1937	301
1938	248
1939	143
1940	436
1941	850
1942	812
1943	237
1944	624
1945	700
1946	264
1947	445
1948	378
1949	1,063
1950	428
1951	536
1952	447
1953	350
1954	510
1955	1,041
1956	878
1957	425
1958	544
1959	274
1960	1,353
1961	215
1962	521
1963	1,305
1964	1,184
1965	343
1966	279
1967	1,252
1968	1,478
1969	917
1970	984
1971	621
1972	719
1973	1,055
1974	498
1975	647
1976	605
1977	493
1978	363
1979	731
1980	580
1981	1,099
1982	637
1983	4,061
1984	794
1985	867
1986	523
1987	815
1988	699
1989	4,643
1990	3,228
1991	1,034
1992	522
1993	1,087
1994	920
1995	1,130
1996	939
1997	866
1998	1,106
1999	939
2000	925
2001	491
2002	652
2003	1,046
2004	899
2005	880
2006	1,390
2007	1,478
2008	1,000
2009	992
2010	1,632
2011	779
2012	837
2013	1,867
2014	915
2015	1,562
2016	550
2017	488
2018	514
2019	763
2020	948
2021	293
2022	1,047
2023	893
2024	477
2025	1,417

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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 100	856
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1