Weather Records on 24 December 2022

1,334 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 2022. Highest significance: Victoria River Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 24 December 2022

On 24 December 2022, 1,334 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
272 were record highs and 779 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 21 were all-time records, 105 monthly and 1,208 daily.
Victoria River Downs set a daily record precipitation of 184.6 mm (7.3 in) on 24 December 2022.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 528 records.

Record Map

1,334 stations

1,334 station records on 24 December 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.6 mm (7.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.7 cm (17.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Midwest	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Brockway 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Theresa 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wasta	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dover-Foxcroft Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Steuben	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Niigata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Windhoek	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cessnock Airport AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Peck Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kenebri (Cumbil)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nulkaba (O'Connors Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mildred 7 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,334 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 531, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 248, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 88.

Records on 24 December 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	531
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	248
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	88

Records on 24 December 2022 by timescale: all-time 21, monthly 105, daily 1,208.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,132 broken records

Margins by which the 1,132 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 2022

Top 20 records on 24 December 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 2022	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	184.6 mm (7.3 in)	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 December 2022	Berlin, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	135 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 December 2022	Lockport 2SE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2022	Coorabulka, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	108 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2022	Lockport 2SE, US	monthly snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2022	Pokolbin (Ben Ean), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	100 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2022	Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld, US	daily snowfall	44.7 cm (17.6 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2022	Joplin, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	57 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2022	Midwest, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	77 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2022	Brockway 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2022	Theresa 4NW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 December 2022	Olmsted L&D, US	monthly low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	97 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2022	Glendower Station, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 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)
24 December 2022	Hohenwald, US	monthly low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	121 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2022	Hardy, US	monthly low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	121 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2022	Dover-Foxcroft Wwtp, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2022	Steuben, US	daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2022	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2022	Lichinga, MZ	daily low min	11.6 C (52.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	43 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 1,334 records.

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

Records on 12-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	2
1825	2
1835	1
1836	1
1852	1
1857	1
1864	2
1870	4
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1889	2
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1898	9
1899	1
1900	2
1901	9
1902	3
1903	5
1904	9
1905	7
1906	26
1907	12
1908	2
1909	68
1910	38
1911	13
1912	33
1913	29
1914	59
1915	51
1916	24
1917	25
1918	95
1919	200
1920	43
1921	142
1922	82
1923	118
1924	369
1925	100
1926	126
1927	81
1928	167
1929	237
1930	95
1931	1,045
1932	849
1933	478
1934	178
1935	225
1936	420
1937	202
1938	157
1939	178
1940	575
1941	589
1942	519
1943	637
1944	300
1945	546
1946	245
1947	370
1948	756
1949	220
1950	633
1951	525
1952	277
1953	512
1954	231
1955	1,334
1956	295
1957	469
1958	205
1959	339
1960	638
1961	415
1962	741
1963	1,191
1964	1,725
1965	766
1966	662
1967	663
1968	946
1969	865
1970	741
1971	543
1972	282
1973	641
1974	793
1975	695
1976	581
1977	952
1978	532
1979	1,100
1980	856
1981	770
1982	1,699
1983	5,032
1984	568
1985	685
1986	736
1987	1,329
1988	712
1989	2,589
1990	2,228
1991	663
1992	464
1993	577
1994	959
1995	1,285
1996	1,287
1997	1,152
1998	916
1999	1,134
2000	707
2001	744
2002	1,056
2003	779
2004	1,099
2005	1,158
2006	925
2007	533
2008	727
2009	1,663
2010	1,316
2011	504
2012	818
2013	866
2014	910
2015	2,438
2016	593
2017	510
2018	208
2019	565
2020	395
2021	1,012
2022	1,334
2023	1,347
2024	467
2025	2,206

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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	1,071
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	3