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Weather Records on 21 December 1914

107 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1914. Highest significance: Roto (Coombie), AU.

Key Facts for 21 December 1914

  • On 21 December 1914, 107 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 105 daily.
  • Roto (Coombie) set a daily record precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 21 December 1914.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

107 stations
Weather records on 21 December 1914 107 station records on 21 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
107 station records on 21 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 December 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Roto (Coombie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.4 mm (2.2 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Paddington)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
GoorianawahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Meryula)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
BoxwoodAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.6 mm (1.5 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation147.3 mm (5.8 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Orleansville (Chlef)AlgeriaRecord daily precipitation26.1 mm (1.0 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Haddon Rig)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby WineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
BoolcarrolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.1 mm (1.4 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra NorthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
MombaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.4 mm (1.6 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
LlangollenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.2 mm (1.7 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.9 mm (1.7 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation66.8 mm (2.6 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation51.1 mm (2.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.6 mm (1.5 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
CalgaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
NilleraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgar DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
EremeranAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmore Assumption CollegeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AstrakanRussiaRecord daily precipitation8.2 mm (0.32 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
UrawilkieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Florida StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Dookie Agricultural CollegeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
WahgunyahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Mumblebone)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
AuroraCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation46.2 mm (1.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
WestminsterCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina HospitalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
TonderburineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala HomesteadAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawonga Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Round HillAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord daily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low maximum temperature-0.1 C (31.8 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall20.1 cm (7.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
SedanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Burdenda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature20.7 C (69.3 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
RosedaleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord daily snowfall2.0 cm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
WestminsterCanadaRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

107 records
Records on 21 December 1914 by type Records set or tied on 21 December 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 11. 0255075100Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 83Heaviest daily snowfall: 11Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 December 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 11.
Records on 21 December 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall83
Heaviest daily snowfall11
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 December 1914 by timescale Records on 21 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 105. 050100150all-time: 1monthly: 1daily: 105all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 105.
Records on 21 December 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly1
daily105

How Much Records Were Beaten By

99 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 December 1914 Margins by which the 99 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted. 02040600 to 10: 5810 to 20: 2220 to 30: 1130 to 40: 240 to 50: 350 to 60: 260 to 70: 070 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 99 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 December 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 1058
10 to 2022
20 to 3011
30 to 402
40 to 503
50 to 602
60 to 700
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1914
Top 20 records on 21 December 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 December 1914Roto (Coombie), AUdaily rain55.4 mm (2.2 in)49.0 mm (1.9 in)26 years46 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1914Cobar (Paddington), AUdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)37.1 mm (1.5 in)26 years44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1914Goorianawah, AUdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)46.5 mm (1.8 in)24 years44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1914Cobar (Meryula), AUdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)29.2 mm (1.1 in)32 years40 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1914Boxwood, AUdaily rain37.6 mm (1.5 in)26.7 mm (1.1 in)28 years40 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1914Girilambone (Booroomugga), AUall-time rain147.3 mm (5.8 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)23 years39 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1914Orleansville (Chlef), DZdaily rain26.1 mm (1.0 in)15.4 mm (0.6 in)16 years33 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1914Warren (Haddon Rig), AUdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)30.3 mm (1.2 in)23 years31 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1914Rutherglen Netherby Wine, AUdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)23.4 mm (0.9 in)28 years30 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1914Boolcarrol, AUdaily rain35.1 mm (1.4 in)26.2 mm (1.0 in)11 years27 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1914Katandra North, AUdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)5 years26 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1914Momba, AUdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)28 years25 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1914Cassilis Post Office, AUdaily rain40.4 mm (1.6 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)16 years25 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1914Llangollen, AUdaily rain42.2 mm (1.7 in)21.9 mm (0.9 in)16 years25 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1914Premer Post Office, AUdaily rain42.9 mm (1.7 in)22.8 mm (0.9 in)11 years24 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1914Narromine (Mumble Peg), AUmonthly rain66.8 mm (2.6 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)28 years23 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1914Willow Tree (Valais), AUdaily rain51.1 mm (2.0 in)16.6 mm (0.7 in)16 years22 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1914Cassilis (Dalkeith), AUdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)16 years22 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1914Barrow Creek, AUdaily rain37.6 mm (1.5 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)27 years21 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1914Calga, AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)16 years21 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 1914
Records on 12-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1914. 1914 had 107 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 1914. 1914 had 107 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).