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Weather Records on 21 December 1901

15 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1901. Highest significance: Sydney, CA.

Key Facts for 21 December 1901

  • On 21 December 1901, 15 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Sydney set a daily record snowfall of 21.6 cm (8.5 in) on 21 December 1901.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

15 stations
Weather records on 21 December 1901 15 station records on 21 December 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
15 station records on 21 December 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 December 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
SydneyCanadaRecord daily snowfall21.6 cm (8.5 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.5 mm (1.8 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.0 mm (0.31 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.6 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.7 mm (0.26 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

15 records
Records on 21 December 1901 by type Records set or tied on 21 December 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 035810Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 December 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 21 December 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 December 1901 by timescale Records on 21 December 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 December 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 14.
Records on 21 December 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 December 1901 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 20: 1420 to 40: 040 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 0140 to 160: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140140 to 160
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 December 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 2014
20 to 400
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1400
140 to 1601

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1901
Top 15 records on 21 December 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 December 1901Sydney, CAdaily snowfall21.6 cm (8.5 in)15.2 cm (6.0 in)17 years37 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1901Robe Comparison, AUmonthly rain45.5 mm (1.8 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)40 years35 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1901Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)60 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1901Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1901Sydney, CAdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1901Falun, SEdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1901Orebro, SEdaily rain11.6 mm (0.5 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1901Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily low max-12.2 C (10.0 F)7.2 C (13.0 F)17 years19 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1901Cape Northumberland, AUdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)11 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1901Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1901Washington, USdaily low min-12.2 C (10.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)24 years16 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1901Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1901Washington, USdaily low max-4.4 C (24.1 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1901Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily rain6.7 mm (0.26 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)10 years7 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1901Wien, ATdaily high max10.6 C (51.1 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)7 years6 of 100 (Routine)

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 1901
Records on 12-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1901. 1901 had 15 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001793: 11794: 11799: 11801: 21808: 31825: 11828: 11839: 11846: 11850: 11855: 71859: 11860: 11868: 11870: 11871: 21874: 21875: 31876: 11877: 11878: 11879: 11880: 11884: 11886: 31889: 11890: 41893: 41894: 11895: 51896: 31897: 31898: 11900: 81901: 151902: 51903: 251904: 31905: 151906: 151907: 171908: 191909: 201910: 291911: 361912: 231913: 111914: 1071915: 431916: 401917: 181918: 411919: 571920: 301921: 1041922: 341923: 3231924: 3771925: 1201926: 1781927: 1471928: 701929: 1561930: 661931: 5561932: 1501933: 5811934: 2301935: 3981936: 3231937: 1891938: 1451939: 1401940: 6221941: 6511942: 9681943: 1481944: 7621945: 3961946: 4951947: 7001948: 2971949: 1,2811950: 5041951: 1,0611952: 1971953: 2561954: 4441955: 8881956: 6721957: 8461958: 5161959: 2721960: 5851961: 2541962: 5631963: 1,1371964: 6131965: 2471966: 4001967: 1,9231968: 8181969: 8281970: 5471971: 6801972: 6511973: 1,2921974: 3741975: 5481976: 4461977: 4701978: 5171979: 5581980: 7261981: 1,4761982: 7021983: 3,3241984: 1,0121985: 9791986: 4041987: 7751988: 7171989: 3,2031990: 2,7011991: 1,1251992: 7511993: 9671994: 7931995: 8781996: 1,1141997: 8101998: 1,1421999: 8512000: 9442001: 6502002: 5792003: 1,1032004: 6752005: 6062006: 1,4432007: 9462008: 1,0622009: 1,0972010: 2,0392011: 6532012: 7592013: 1,0292014: 8782015: 1,1732016: 5432017: 4592018: 7382019: 7522020: 9632021: 3232022: 5282023: 1,1662024: 7792025: 1,1001793187418981915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1901. 1901 had 15 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-21 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17941
17991
18012
18083
18251
18281
18391
18461
18501
18557
18591
18601
18681
18701
18712
18742
18753
18761
18771
18781
18791
18801
18841
18863
18891
18904
18934
18941
18955
18963
18973
18981
19008
190115
19025
190325
19043
190515
190615
190717
190819
190920
191029
191136
191223
191311
1914107
191543
191640
191718
191841
191957
192030
1921104
192234
1923323
1924377
1925120
1926178
1927147
192870
1929156
193066
1931556
1932150
1933581
1934230
1935398
1936323
1937189
1938145
1939140
1940622
1941651
1942968
1943148
1944762
1945396
1946495
1947700
1948297
19491,281
1950504
19511,061
1952197
1953256
1954444
1955888
1956672
1957846
1958516
1959272
1960585
1961254
1962563
19631,137
1964613
1965247
1966400
19671,923
1968818
1969828
1970547
1971680
1972651
19731,292
1974374
1975548
1976446
1977470
1978517
1979558
1980726
19811,476
1982702
19833,324
19841,012
1985979
1986404
1987775
1988717
19893,203
19902,701
19911,125
1992751
1993967
1994793
1995878
19961,114
1997810
19981,142
1999851
2000944
2001650
2002579
20031,103
2004675
2005606
20061,443
2007946
20081,062
20091,097
20102,039
2011653
2012759
20131,029
2014878
20151,173
2016543
2017459
2018738
2019752
2020963
2021323
2022528
20231,166
2024779
20251,100

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).