Weather Records on 21 December 1909
20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1909. Highest significance: Parry Sound, CA.
Key Facts for 21 December 1909
- On 21 December 1909, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 6 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 18 daily.
- Parry Sound set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 21 December 1909.
- Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.
Record Map
20 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parry Sound | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 25.4 cm (10.0 in) | 28 of 100 (Routine) |
| Charlottetown | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 10.2 cm (4.0 in) | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| Chatham | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 15.2 cm (6.0 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Olympia Priest Pt Park | United States | Record low minimum temperature | -7.2 C (19.0 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Oran-Hopital Militaire | Algeria | Record high maximum temperature | 19.0 C (66.2 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Forbes (Camp Street) | Australia | Record high minimum temperature | 25.3 C (77.5 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Munchen-Nymphenburg | Germany | Record daily precipitation | 17.4 mm (0.7 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Parry Sound | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| St John's | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 2.2 C (36.0 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Dublin Phoenix Park | Ireland | Record daily precipitation | 14.0 mm (0.6 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Armagh | United Kingdom | Record low minimum temperature | -10.3 C (13.5 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Deniliquin (Wilkinson St) | Australia | Record high minimum temperature | 22.2 C (72.0 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Dalhousie | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 20.3 cm (8.0 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Dublin Phoenix Park | Ireland | Record low minimum temperature | -1.2 C (29.8 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Mount Bute | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sydney | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 1.1 C (34.0 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Oksoey Fyr | Norway | Record daily precipitation | 13.4 mm (0.5 in) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wagga Wagga (Kooringal) | Australia | Record high minimum temperature | 27.2 C (81.0 F) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Chatham | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 17.0 mm (0.7 in) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Galway | Ireland | Record low minimum temperature | -8.9 C (16.0 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
20 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 1 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 0 |
| Highest daily minimum | 5 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 4 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 6 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 4 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 2 |
| daily | 18 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
18 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 20 | 14 |
| 20 to 40 | 1 |
| 40 to 60 | 0 |
| 60 to 80 | 2 |
| 80 to 100 | 0 |
| 100 to 120 | 0 |
| 120 to 140 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
21 December 1909| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 December 1909 | Parry Sound, CA | daily snowfall | 25.4 cm (10.0 in) | 12.7 cm (5.0 in) | 8 years | 28 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1909 | Charlottetown, CA | daily snowfall | 10.2 cm (4.0 in) | 6.4 cm (2.5 in) | 25 years | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1909 | Chatham, CA | daily snowfall | 15.2 cm (6.0 in) | 6.8 cm (2.7 in) | 24 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1909 | Olympia Priest Pt Park, US | daily low min | -7.2 C (19.0 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 24 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1909 | Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ | daily high max | 19.0 C (66.2 F) | 1.0 C (1.8 F) | 22 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1909 | Forbes (Camp Street), AU | daily high min | 25.3 C (77.5 F) | 1.4 C (2.5 F) | 30 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1909 | Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE | daily rain | 17.4 mm (0.7 in) | 3.3 mm (0.13 in) | 22 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1909 | Parry Sound, CA | daily rain | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 5.6 mm (0.22 in) | 7 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1909 | St John's, CA | daily high min | 2.2 C (36.0 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 23 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1909 | Dublin Phoenix Park, IE | daily rain | 14.0 mm (0.6 in) | 0.3 mm (0.01 in) | 33 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1909 | Armagh, GB | daily low min | -10.3 C (13.5 F) | 1.4 C (2.5 F) | 18 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1909 | Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU | daily high min | 22.2 C (72.0 F) | 1.9 C (3.4 F) | 10 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1909 | Dalhousie, CA | daily snowfall | 20.3 cm (8.0 in) | 2.5 cm (1.0 in) | 19 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1909 | Dublin Phoenix Park, IE | daily low min | -1.2 C (29.8 F) | 0.4 C (0.7 F) | 22 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1909 | Mount Bute, AU | daily rain | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | 1.0 mm (0.04 in) | 20 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1909 | Sydney, CA | daily high min | 1.1 C (34.0 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 13 years | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1909 | Oksoey Fyr, NO | daily rain | 13.4 mm (0.5 in) | 1.8 mm (0.07 in) | 2 years | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1909 | Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU | monthly high min (Tie) | 27.2 C (81.0 F) | tie | 12 years | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1909 | Chatham, CA | daily rain | 17.0 mm (0.7 in) | 0.5 mm (0.02 in) | 3 years | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 December 1909 | Galway, IE | monthly low min (Tie) | -8.9 C (16.0 F) | tie | 2 years | 3 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 1909Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1793 | 1 |
| 1794 | 1 |
| 1799 | 1 |
| 1801 | 2 |
| 1808 | 3 |
| 1825 | 1 |
| 1828 | 1 |
| 1839 | 1 |
| 1846 | 1 |
| 1850 | 1 |
| 1855 | 7 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1868 | 1 |
| 1870 | 1 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1874 | 2 |
| 1875 | 3 |
| 1876 | 1 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1886 | 3 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1893 | 4 |
| 1894 | 1 |
| 1895 | 5 |
| 1896 | 3 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1901 | 15 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 25 |
| 1904 | 3 |
| 1905 | 15 |
| 1906 | 15 |
| 1907 | 17 |
| 1908 | 19 |
| 1909 | 20 |
| 1910 | 29 |
| 1911 | 36 |
| 1912 | 23 |
| 1913 | 11 |
| 1914 | 107 |
| 1915 | 43 |
| 1916 | 40 |
| 1917 | 18 |
| 1918 | 41 |
| 1919 | 57 |
| 1920 | 30 |
| 1921 | 104 |
| 1922 | 34 |
| 1923 | 323 |
| 1924 | 377 |
| 1925 | 120 |
| 1926 | 178 |
| 1927 | 147 |
| 1928 | 70 |
| 1929 | 156 |
| 1930 | 66 |
| 1931 | 556 |
| 1932 | 150 |
| 1933 | 581 |
| 1934 | 230 |
| 1935 | 398 |
| 1936 | 323 |
| 1937 | 189 |
| 1938 | 145 |
| 1939 | 140 |
| 1940 | 622 |
| 1941 | 651 |
| 1942 | 968 |
| 1943 | 148 |
| 1944 | 762 |
| 1945 | 396 |
| 1946 | 495 |
| 1947 | 700 |
| 1948 | 297 |
| 1949 | 1,281 |
| 1950 | 504 |
| 1951 | 1,061 |
| 1952 | 197 |
| 1953 | 256 |
| 1954 | 444 |
| 1955 | 888 |
| 1956 | 672 |
| 1957 | 846 |
| 1958 | 516 |
| 1959 | 272 |
| 1960 | 585 |
| 1961 | 254 |
| 1962 | 563 |
| 1963 | 1,137 |
| 1964 | 613 |
| 1965 | 247 |
| 1966 | 400 |
| 1967 | 1,923 |
| 1968 | 818 |
| 1969 | 828 |
| 1970 | 547 |
| 1971 | 680 |
| 1972 | 651 |
| 1973 | 1,292 |
| 1974 | 374 |
| 1975 | 548 |
| 1976 | 446 |
| 1977 | 470 |
| 1978 | 517 |
| 1979 | 558 |
| 1980 | 726 |
| 1981 | 1,476 |
| 1982 | 702 |
| 1983 | 3,324 |
| 1984 | 1,012 |
| 1985 | 979 |
| 1986 | 404 |
| 1987 | 775 |
| 1988 | 717 |
| 1989 | 3,203 |
| 1990 | 2,701 |
| 1991 | 1,125 |
| 1992 | 751 |
| 1993 | 967 |
| 1994 | 793 |
| 1995 | 878 |
| 1996 | 1,114 |
| 1997 | 810 |
| 1998 | 1,142 |
| 1999 | 851 |
| 2000 | 944 |
| 2001 | 650 |
| 2002 | 579 |
| 2003 | 1,103 |
| 2004 | 675 |
| 2005 | 606 |
| 2006 | 1,443 |
| 2007 | 946 |
| 2008 | 1,062 |
| 2009 | 1,097 |
| 2010 | 2,039 |
| 2011 | 653 |
| 2012 | 759 |
| 2013 | 1,029 |
| 2014 | 878 |
| 2015 | 1,173 |
| 2016 | 543 |
| 2017 | 459 |
| 2018 | 738 |
| 2019 | 752 |
| 2020 | 963 |
| 2021 | 323 |
| 2022 | 528 |
| 2023 | 1,166 |
| 2024 | 779 |
| 2025 | 1,100 |
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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).