Weather Records on 23 December 2022

1,426 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 2022. Highest significance: W Pt, US.

Key Facts for 23 December 2022

On 23 December 2022, 1,426 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 688 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 79 monthly and 1,330 daily.
W Pt set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 23 December 2022.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 540 records.

Record Map

1,426 stations

1,426 station records on 23 December 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Brockway 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Carlisle Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Osage City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Emmitsburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Morundah Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wasta	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	56.6 cm (22.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Otaru	Japan	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roseberth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boyne Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Peck Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Odell Lake-East	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vienna	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,426 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 389, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 299, Heaviest daily rainfall 309, Heaviest daily snowfall 102, Deepest snow cover 104.

Records on 23 December 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	389
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	299
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	102
Deepest snow cover	104

Records on 23 December 2022 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 79, daily 1,330.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,184 broken records

Margins by which the 1,184 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

23 December 2022

Top 20 records on 23 December 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 2022	W Pt, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	115 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2022	Alcove Dam, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2022	Elizabethtown, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2022	Brockway 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2022	Carlisle Wtp, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	152 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2022	State College, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	138 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2022	Osage City, US	monthly low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	121 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 December 2022	Emmitsburg 2 SE, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2022	Mt Washington, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2022	Morundah Hotel, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2022	Aikawa, JP	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2022	Berlin, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	130 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2022	Elizabeth Downs, AU	daily rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2022	Wasta, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2022	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	56.6 cm (22.3 in)	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2022	Chapman, US	monthly low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	94 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2022	Wallace, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	108 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2022	Otaru, JP	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2022	Spirit Lake, US	monthly low max	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	121 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2022	Massabesic Lake, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	52 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 1,426 records.

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

Records on 12-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1825	1
1829	1
1840	1
1852	1
1855	1
1860	3
1864	1
1868	1
1870	6
1871	2
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	5
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	6
1901	2
1903	5
1904	11
1905	3
1906	16
1907	35
1908	8
1909	59
1910	41
1911	29
1912	36
1913	87
1914	57
1915	59
1916	34
1917	26
1918	51
1919	39
1920	33
1921	219
1922	28
1923	146
1924	257
1925	205
1926	146
1927	100
1928	137
1929	393
1930	141
1931	987
1932	329
1933	734
1934	92
1935	360
1936	370
1937	232
1938	183
1939	264
1940	365
1941	750
1942	534
1943	745
1944	484
1945	752
1946	234
1947	517
1948	528
1949	618
1950	521
1951	405
1952	242
1953	605
1954	348
1955	1,162
1956	496
1957	485
1958	209
1959	352
1960	1,442
1961	320
1962	439
1963	1,391
1964	1,457
1965	653
1966	436
1967	885
1968	891
1969	852
1970	940
1971	695
1972	376
1973	479
1974	611
1975	628
1976	514
1977	663
1978	351
1979	813
1980	516
1981	1,127
1982	1,140
1983	4,533
1984	668
1985	629
1986	571
1987	804
1988	878
1989	3,791
1990	3,241
1991	1,196
1992	504
1993	991
1994	1,091
1995	1,212
1996	1,184
1997	1,016
1998	688
1999	936
2000	746
2001	663
2002	778
2003	766
2004	1,231
2005	903
2006	1,194
2007	873
2008	771
2009	1,073
2010	1,298
2011	735
2012	817
2013	1,235
2014	1,070
2015	1,972
2016	432
2017	621
2018	373
2019	699
2020	916
2021	702
2022	1,426
2023	856
2024	637
2025	1,678

Download the Data

Data for records on 2022-12-23: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,159
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1