Weather Records on 22 December 2023

893 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 2023. Highest significance: Zinnwald-Georgenfeld, DE.

Key Facts for 22 December 2023

On 22 December 2023, 893 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
576 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 880 daily.
Zinnwald-Georgenfeld set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 22 December 2023.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

893 stations

893 station records on 22 December 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zinnwald-Georgenfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pemfling-Pitzling	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rvr Pumps	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oberndorf/Neckar-Aistaig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benson 6SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cascabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Green Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Verona Villafranca	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marienberg-Reitzenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record low minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clontarf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zwolle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Serov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Dam 21	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Iwamizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fukui	Japan	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

893 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 231, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 345, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 December 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	231
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	345
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 December 2023 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 880.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

746 broken records

Margins by which the 746 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 2023

Top 20 records on 22 December 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 2023	Zinnwald-Georgenfeld, DE	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2023	Pemfling-Pitzling, DE	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2023	Szombathely, HU	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2023	Ajo, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2023	Black Rvr Pumps, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2023	Oberndorf/Neckar-Aistaig, DE	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2023	Chapman, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2023	Clay Ctr, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2023	Steffenville, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	122 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2023	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2023	Benson 6SE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2023	Nogales 6 N, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2023	Tecumseh 1S, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	122 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2023	Weatherford, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	116 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2023	Cascabel, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2023	Green Valley, US	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2023	Maquoketa, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2023	Washington, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	129 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2023	Horton, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	129 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2023	Minneapolis, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	129 years	42 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2023. 2023 had 893 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 10	687
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2