Weather Records on 31 December 2022

1,497 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 2022. Highest significance: Austin #2, US.

Key Facts for 31 December 2022

On 31 December 2022, 1,497 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,083 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 317 monthly and 1,171 daily.
Austin #2 set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 31 December 2022.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,497 stations

1,497 station records on 31 December 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Fallon Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Mount Hart Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Yerington	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Nephi	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Modesto AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth-Cottonwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Sum	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tuppal (Warragoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy Pumping Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	252.2 mm (9.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corral Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hoquiam Bowerman AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Reno AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Numurkah (Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper San Leandro Filters	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hupsel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poison Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seesen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grosse Pointe Farms	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marlette Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spratt Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,497 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 599, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 484, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 359, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 31 December 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	599
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	484
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	359
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 31 December 2022 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 317, daily 1,171.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,335 broken records

Margins by which the 1,335 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

31 December 2022

Top 20 records on 31 December 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 2022	Austin #2, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2022	Fallon Naas, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	76 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2022	Mount Hart Station, AU	daily rain	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2022	Yerington, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2022	Fallon Exp STN, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	91 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2022	San Francisco Dwtn, US	monthly rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2022	Nephi, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	112 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2022	Lahontan Dam, US	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2022	Ensay, AU	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2022	Modesto AP, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	112 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2022	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2022	Mammoth-Cottonwood, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2022	Big Creek Sum, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2022	Oakland Intl AP, US	all-time rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2022	Meda, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2022	Tuppal (Warragoon), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2022	Uplands (Gibbo River Park), AU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2022	Ft Ross, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	108 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2022	Mount Barnett, AU	daily rain	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2022	Kowanyama Airport, AU	daily rain	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	53 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

1797 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2022. 2022 had 1,497 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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	1,315
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1