Weather Records on 22 December 1973

1,055 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1973. Highest significance: Burnett Heads Niell St, AU.

Key Facts for 22 December 1973

On 22 December 1973, 1,055 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,025 daily.
Burnett Heads Niell St set a monthly record daily precipitation of 190.5 mm (7.5 in) on 22 December 1973.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,055 stations

1,055 station records on 22 December 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fanning River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Meander	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moltema (Craythorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rheboksfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hillwood (Hillwoodville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Connorville (Lake River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bogie River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Research Station (Main	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Golden Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guildford Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lekkervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
South Nietta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Selbourne (Kirnbrae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cwencwe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,055 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 140, Heaviest daily rainfall 597, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 106.

Records on 22 December 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	140
Heaviest daily rainfall	597
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	106

Records on 22 December 1973 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 26, daily 1,025.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

915 broken records

Margins by which the 915 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1973

Top 20 records on 22 December 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1973	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	monthly rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1973	Ridgley, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1973	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1973	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1973	Britstown (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 December 1973	Westbury (Valley View), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1973	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1973	Fanning River Station, AU	monthly rain	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	1 year	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1973	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1973	Latrobe (Coal Road), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1973	Meander, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1973	Mole Creek, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1973	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1973	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1973	Newlands, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1973	Hampshire (Neena Road), AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1973	Moltema (Craythorne), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1973	Murraysburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1973	Decatur Wtp, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1973	Huntington, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	55 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1973. 1973 had 1,055 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 50	832
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1