Weather Records on 15 December 2022

1,057 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 2022. Highest significance: Culbertson, US.

Key Facts for 15 December 2022

On 15 December 2022, 1,057 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
136 were record highs and 335 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,015 daily.
Culbertson set an all-time record daily snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 15 December 2022.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,057 stations

1,057 station records on 15 December 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Spearfish	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Watford City	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Terry	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Carlyle 13 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eau Pleine Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Alcan	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Midwest	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brimson 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwood 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ontario 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wright 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newcomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norris	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,057 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 156, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 179, Heaviest daily rainfall 335, Heaviest daily snowfall 141, Deepest snow cover 110.

Records on 15 December 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	156
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	179
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	141
Deepest snow cover	110

Records on 15 December 2022 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 38, daily 1,015.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

946 broken records

Margins by which the 946 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

15 December 2022

Top 20 records on 15 December 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 2022	Culbertson, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	109 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 December 2022	Miller, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	120 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 December 2022	Park Falls Dnr HQ, US	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	101 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 December 2022	Spearfish, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	87 years	76 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2022	Chadron 3SW, US	monthly snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	46 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2022	Chadron 3SW, US	monthly snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2022	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2022	Watford City, US	daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2022	Terry, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2022	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	81 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2022	Mather 3 NW, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2022	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2022	Kozhikode, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	103 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2022	Carlyle 13 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2022	Mc Clusky, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2022	Eau Pleine Rsvr, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2022	Port Alcan, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2022	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	113 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2022	Couderay 7 W, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 December 2022	Midwest, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 1,057 records.

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

Records on 12-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1810	1
1814	3
1815	1
1825	1
1831	1
1840	2
1844	2
1846	3
1847	1
1854	3
1859	2
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	2
1899	12
1900	5
1901	21
1902	3
1903	7
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	5
1909	5
1910	4
1911	23
1912	42
1913	13
1914	239
1915	180
1916	40
1917	40
1918	54
1919	28
1920	35
1921	26
1922	65
1923	132
1924	358
1925	187
1926	226
1927	235
1928	388
1929	500
1930	160
1931	284
1932	385
1933	796
1934	199
1935	140
1936	286
1937	310
1938	100
1939	637
1940	464
1941	373
1942	385
1943	486
1944	281
1945	420
1946	521
1947	634
1948	1,239
1949	135
1950	292
1951	962
1952	367
1953	270
1954	413
1955	371
1956	531
1957	304
1958	531
1959	560
1960	313
1961	883
1962	979
1963	670
1964	371
1965	759
1966	275
1967	948
1968	510
1969	352
1970	215
1971	1,739
1972	1,159
1973	615
1974	511
1975	1,230
1976	349
1977	963
1978	499
1979	560
1980	1,085
1981	1,243
1982	831
1983	1,229
1984	1,397
1985	1,077
1986	502
1987	1,740
1988	519
1989	2,753
1990	846
1991	636
1992	1,263
1993	734
1994	676
1995	848
1996	727
1997	1,521
1998	1,216
1999	621
2000	1,154
2001	1,026
2002	831
2003	846
2004	795
2005	953
2006	1,491
2007	973
2008	1,789
2009	930
2010	1,705
2011	780
2012	1,058
2013	701
2014	1,045
2015	1,398
2016	1,024
2017	332
2018	539
2019	547
2020	400
2021	1,182
2022	1,057
2023	794
2024	369
2025	2,115

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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	819
50 to 100	63
100 to 150	34
150 to 200	15
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	5
350 to 400	2