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China Weather Records in 2021

6,246 weather records set or tied in China in 2021, by type, with the calendar of record highs and lows and the records that still stand.

Key Facts for China in 2021

  • 6,246 weather records were set or tied in China in 2021.
  • 4,129 were record highs and 842 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • 7,319 records set in 2021 still stand in China.

Records per Year, by Type

2021 outlined
Weather records per year in China, stacked by type, 2021 outlined Records set or tied in China each year from 1981 to 2026, stacked by type. 2021 had 6,246. 05,00010,00015,0001981, Highest daily maximum: 8241981, Lowest daily maximum: 1,1351981, Highest daily minimum: 1,2501981, Lowest daily minimum: 8691981, Heaviest daily rainfall: 9981982, Highest daily maximum: 1,2681982, Lowest daily maximum: 1,1951982, Highest daily minimum: 1,5071982, Lowest daily minimum: 9121982, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,3441983, Highest daily maximum: 1,2121983, Lowest daily maximum: 1,5051983, Highest daily minimum: 2,0451983, Lowest daily minimum: 9081983, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,8621984, Highest daily maximum: 1,0201984, Lowest daily maximum: 1,9531984, Highest daily minimum: 1,2051984, Lowest daily minimum: 1,3161984, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,6171985, Highest daily maximum: 9981985, Lowest daily maximum: 2,0321985, Highest daily minimum: 1,7291985, Lowest daily minimum: 1,1751985, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,8611986, Highest daily maximum: 1,3781986, Lowest daily maximum: 1,6741986, Highest daily minimum: 1,4721986, Lowest daily minimum: 1,3951986, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,5961987, Highest daily maximum: 2,8231987, Lowest daily maximum: 2,5631987, Highest daily minimum: 3,2781987, Lowest daily minimum: 1,7301987, Heaviest daily rainfall: 2,1531988, Highest daily maximum: 2,2511988, Lowest daily maximum: 1,5891988, Highest daily minimum: 2,8181988, Lowest daily minimum: 8901988, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,7711989, Highest daily maximum: 1,6181989, Lowest daily maximum: 1,5081989, Highest daily minimum: 2,5731989, Lowest daily minimum: 1,2071989, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,9261990, Highest daily maximum: 2,0731990, Lowest daily maximum: 1,2861990, Highest daily minimum: 2,8991990, Lowest daily minimum: 8681990, Heaviest daily rainfall: 2,0691991, Highest daily maximum: 1,5801991, Lowest daily maximum: 1,3321991, Highest daily minimum: 2,1731991, Lowest daily minimum: 8911991, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,8341992, Highest daily maximum: 1,2871992, Lowest daily maximum: 1,6711992, Highest daily minimum: 1,7101992, Lowest daily minimum: 1,2491992, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,7011993, Highest daily maximum: 1,4371993, Lowest daily maximum: 1,9131993, Highest daily minimum: 1,9081993, Lowest daily minimum: 1,2091993, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,8841994, Highest daily maximum: 2,1651994, Lowest daily maximum: 8671994, Highest daily minimum: 3,1671994, Lowest daily minimum: 5711994, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,7951995, Highest daily maximum: 1,3851995, Lowest daily maximum: 1,1101995, Highest daily minimum: 2,0761995, Lowest daily minimum: 7021995, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,4371996, Highest daily maximum: 1,7371996, Lowest daily maximum: 1,4461996, Highest daily minimum: 1,8551996, Lowest daily minimum: 7781996, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,4271997, Highest daily maximum: 2,5841997, Lowest daily maximum: 1,1671997, Highest daily minimum: 2,6101997, Lowest daily minimum: 8471997, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,5421998, Highest daily maximum: 3,3211998, Lowest daily maximum: 1,0571998, Highest daily minimum: 4,2101998, Lowest daily minimum: 6161998, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,8331999, Highest daily maximum: 2,4841999, Lowest daily maximum: 9951999, Highest daily minimum: 3,0801999, Lowest daily minimum: 6321999, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,1932000, Highest daily maximum: 1,8912000, Lowest daily maximum: 1,0222000, Highest daily minimum: 2,2012000, Lowest daily minimum: 7242000, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,5072001, Highest daily maximum: 1,9802001, Lowest daily maximum: 9332001, Highest daily minimum: 2,4482001, Lowest daily minimum: 6072001, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,3322002, Highest daily maximum: 2,8012002, Lowest daily maximum: 1,3122002, Highest daily minimum: 3,3672002, Lowest daily minimum: 7512002, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,6332003, Highest daily maximum: 1,9042003, Lowest daily maximum: 1,0652003, Highest daily minimum: 2,7302003, Lowest daily minimum: 4812003, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,3762004, Highest daily maximum: 1,9802004, Lowest daily maximum: 8212004, Highest daily minimum: 2,4342004, Lowest daily minimum: 6082004, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,3642005, Highest daily maximum: 1,8082005, Lowest daily maximum: 7822005, Highest daily minimum: 2,6632005, Lowest daily minimum: 5302005, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,1942006, Highest daily maximum: 2,3382006, Lowest daily maximum: 9062006, Highest daily minimum: 2,9232006, Lowest daily minimum: 6122006, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,2462007, Highest daily maximum: 2,5022007, Lowest daily maximum: 7022007, Highest daily minimum: 3,1632007, Lowest daily minimum: 3432007, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,3652008, Highest daily maximum: 1,9602008, Lowest daily maximum: 1,2352008, Highest daily minimum: 2,3202008, Lowest daily minimum: 7092008, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,3082009, Highest daily maximum: 2,2592009, Lowest daily maximum: 1,2772009, Highest daily minimum: 2,7642009, Lowest daily minimum: 7562009, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,1902010, Highest daily maximum: 2,3712010, Lowest daily maximum: 1,3802010, Highest daily minimum: 3,1122010, Lowest daily minimum: 6952010, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,4762011, Highest daily maximum: 1,3712011, Lowest daily maximum: 1,0972011, Highest daily minimum: 1,9082011, Lowest daily minimum: 5782011, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,0622012, Highest daily maximum: 7212012, Lowest daily maximum: 6792012, Highest daily minimum: 1,3052012, Lowest daily minimum: 4422012, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,3522013, Highest daily maximum: 1,2462013, Lowest daily maximum: 6652013, Highest daily minimum: 8422013, Lowest daily minimum: 4302013, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,3662014, Highest daily maximum: 1,7092014, Lowest daily maximum: 7042014, Highest daily minimum: 9042014, Lowest daily minimum: 3212014, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,1922015, Highest daily maximum: 9162015, Lowest daily maximum: 4512015, Highest daily minimum: 9792015, Lowest daily minimum: 4352015, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,7502016, Highest daily maximum: 4292016, Lowest daily maximum: 2012016, Highest daily minimum: 1,2522016, Lowest daily minimum: 4202016, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,9202017, Highest daily maximum: 3972017, Lowest daily maximum: 1672017, Highest daily minimum: 1,0392017, Lowest daily minimum: 2732017, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,3202018, Highest daily maximum: 4322018, Lowest daily maximum: 2342018, Highest daily minimum: 1,1222018, Lowest daily minimum: 4212018, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,5832019, Highest daily maximum: 7532019, Lowest daily maximum: 1842019, Highest daily minimum: 8262019, Lowest daily minimum: 2662019, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,2452020, Highest daily maximum: 2,5592020, Lowest daily maximum: 2632020, Highest daily minimum: 8222020, Lowest daily minimum: 5642020, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,2712021, Highest daily maximum: 3,1282021, Lowest daily maximum: 2152021, Highest daily minimum: 1,0012021, Lowest daily minimum: 6272021, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,2752022, Highest daily maximum: 3,6822022, Lowest daily maximum: 2802022, Highest daily minimum: 1,4592022, Lowest daily minimum: 7632022, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,2062023, Highest daily maximum: 3,7062023, Lowest daily maximum: 3692023, Highest daily minimum: 1,1702023, Lowest daily minimum: 6132023, Heaviest daily rainfall: 9782024, Highest daily maximum: 2,8672024, Lowest daily maximum: 1482024, Highest daily minimum: 1,5912024, Lowest daily minimum: 1722024, Heaviest daily rainfall: 1,0742025, Highest daily maximum: 1,4372025, Lowest daily maximum: 7402025, Highest daily minimum: 3,8742025, Lowest daily minimum: 2012025, Heaviest daily rainfall: 3192026, Highest daily maximum: 2072026, Lowest daily maximum: 3842026, Highest daily minimum: 1,7782026, Lowest daily minimum: 402026, Heaviest daily rainfall: 2881981198619911996200120062011201620212026
Records set or tied in China each year from 1981 to 2026, stacked by type. 2021 had 6,246.
Weather records per year in China, stacked by type, 2021 outlined
YearHighest daily maximumLowest daily maximumHighest daily minimumLowest daily minimumHeaviest daily rainfallHeaviest daily snowfallDeepest snow coverTotal
19818241,1351,250869998005,076
19821,2681,1951,5079121,344006,226
19831,2121,5052,0459081,862007,532
19841,0201,9531,2051,3161,617007,111
19859982,0321,7291,1751,861007,795
19861,3781,6741,4721,3951,596007,515
19872,8232,5633,2781,7302,1530012,547
19882,2511,5892,8188901,771009,319
19891,6181,5082,5731,2071,926008,832
19902,0731,2862,8998682,069009,195
19911,5801,3322,1738911,834007,810
19921,2871,6711,7101,2491,701007,618
19931,4371,9131,9081,2091,884008,351
19942,1658673,1675711,795008,565
19951,3851,1102,0767021,437006,710
19961,7371,4461,8557781,427007,243
19972,5841,1672,6108471,542008,750
19983,3211,0574,2106161,8330011,037
19992,4849953,0806321,193008,384
20001,8911,0222,2017241,507007,345
20011,9809332,4486071,332007,300
20022,8011,3123,3677511,633009,864
20031,9041,0652,7304811,376007,556
20041,9808212,4346081,364007,207
20051,8087822,6635301,194006,977
20062,3389062,9236121,246008,025
20072,5027023,1633431,365008,075
20081,9601,2352,3207091,308007,532
20092,2591,2772,7647561,190008,246
20102,3711,3803,1126951,476009,034
20111,3711,0971,9085781,062006,016
20127216791,3054421,352004,499
20131,2466658424301,366004,549
20141,7097049043211,192004,830
20159164519794351,750004,531
20164292011,2524201,920004,222
20173971671,0392731,320003,196
20184322341,1224211,583003,792
20197531848262661,245003,274
20202,5592638225641,271005,479
20213,1282151,0016271,275006,246
20223,6822801,4597631,206007,390
20233,7063691,170613978006,836
20242,8671481,5911721,074005,852
20251,4377403,874201319006,571
20262073841,77840288002,697

Warm to Cold Ratio by Decade

Record highs per record low in China, by decade Record highs per record low by decade in China: 1980s 1.2 to 1, 1990s 2.2 to 1, 2000s 3.0 to 1, 2010s 2.4 to 1, 2020s 5.5 to 1. 0.02.04.06.01980s: 1.23 to 11990s: 2.17 to 12000s: 3.01 to 12010s: 2.37 to 12020s: 5.54 to 11980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
Record highs per record low by decade in China: 1980s 1.2 to 1, 1990s 2.2 to 1, 2000s 3.0 to 1, 2010s 2.4 to 1, 2020s 5.5 to 1.
Record highs per record low in China, by decade
DecadeHighs per low
1980s1.23 to 1
1990s2.17 to 1
2000s3.01 to 1
2010s2.37 to 1
2020s5.54 to 1

Standing Records by Year Set

2021: 7,319
Standing records in China by the year they were set, 2021 highlighted Records still standing in China by the year they were set. 7,319 of them were set in 2021. 05,00010,00015,0001946: 291947: 841948: 881949: 761950: 971951: 4,5491952: 5,2671953: 4,7711954: 5,5361955: 6,4381956: 7,1331957: 6,8811958: 6,0341959: 5,3421960: 5,5301961: 4,6961962: 5,4391963: 4,8621964: 5,3111965: 4,7671966: 6,0351967: 5,6451968: 6,2751969: 6,9741970: 5,1751971: 5,1751972: 5,8081973: 3,9851974: 5,3371975: 4,6691976: 5,9311977: 5,8011978: 4,9001979: 5,8671980: 4,9011981: 5,5481982: 4,9431983: 4,7741984: 4,4431985: 4,6591986: 4,1981987: 7,5901988: 4,6861989: 4,7521990: 5,0131991: 4,4851992: 4,6681993: 5,1211994: 4,7291995: 4,2061996: 4,6511997: 5,4471998: 7,2861999: 5,6362000: 4,9482001: 4,6782002: 7,2162003: 5,0562004: 5,0282005: 4,9362006: 5,7342007: 5,9552008: 5,9302009: 6,6332010: 7,4652011: 4,9912012: 3,7362013: 3,8072014: 4,0982015: 4,0582016: 3,8742017: 2,9122018: 3,6952019: 3,6652020: 7,2942021: 7,3192022: 8,5582023: 8,8912024: 8,1462025: 13,0972026: 9,524194619561966197619861996200620162026
Records still standing in China by the year they were set. 7,319 of them were set in 2021.
Standing records in China by the year they were set, 2021 highlighted
Year setStanding records
194629
194784
194888
194976
195097
19514,549
19525,267
19534,771
19545,536
19556,438
19567,133
19576,881
19586,034
19595,342
19605,530
19614,696
19625,439
19634,862
19645,311
19654,767
19666,035
19675,645
19686,275
19696,974
19705,175
19715,175
19725,808
19733,985
19745,337
19754,669
19765,931
19775,801
19784,900
19795,867
19804,901
19815,548
19824,943
19834,774
19844,443
19854,659
19864,198
19877,590
19884,686
19894,752
19905,013
19914,485
19924,668
19935,121
19944,729
19954,206
19964,651
19975,447
19987,286
19995,636
20004,948
20014,678
20027,216
20035,056
20045,028
20054,936
20065,734
20075,955
20085,930
20096,633
20107,465
20114,991
20123,736
20133,807
20144,098
20154,058
20163,874
20172,912
20183,695
20193,665
20207,294
20217,319
20228,558
20238,891
20248,146
202513,097
20269,524

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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