Weather Records on 7 December 1921
39 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1921. Highest significance: Dohne (Sar), ZA.
Key Facts for 7 December 1921
- On 7 December 1921, 39 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 8 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 38 daily.
- Dohne (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 36.3 mm (1.4 in) on 7 December 1921.
- Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.
Record Map
39 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dohne (Sar) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 36.3 mm (1.4 in) | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bad Muskau | Germany | Record daily precipitation | 20.0 mm (0.8 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Olands Norra Udde | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 9.4 mm (0.37 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Falun | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 10.5 mm (0.4 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bathurst | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | -7.8 C (18.0 F) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Waukaringa | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 6.4 mm (0.25 in) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gunnedah Pool | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 9.4 C (48.9 F) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Beaufort West (Met) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 3.3 mm (0.13 in) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bakensrug | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hewitt | United States | Record daily precipitation | 21.8 mm (0.9 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Goldberg | Germany | Record daily precipitation | 17.4 mm (0.7 in) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cet Central England | United Kingdom | Record high minimum temperature | 8.2 C (46.8 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Blagovescensk | Russia | Record daily precipitation | 2.4 mm (0.09 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nieu-Bethesda (Pol) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 6.4 mm (0.25 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Aliwal North | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 17.0 mm (0.7 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Inverell Comparison | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 4.4 C (39.9 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Schwerin | Germany | Record daily precipitation | 16.5 mm (0.6 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gorlitz | Germany | Record daily precipitation | 9.9 mm (0.39 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag) | Germany | Record daily precipitation | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wittstock-Rote Muhle | Germany | Record daily precipitation | 13.1 mm (0.5 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Graaff Reinet | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 11.4 mm (0.4 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Brisbane Regional Office | Australia | Record high maximum temperature | 34.0 C (93.2 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Fraserburg | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 1.8 mm (0.07 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Harnosand | Sweden | Record low maximum temperature | -6.6 C (20.1 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Durham | United Kingdom | Record high minimum temperature | 8.3 C (46.9 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bourke Post Office | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 12.2 C (54.0 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wagga Wagga (Kooringal) | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 21.7 C (71.1 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Trawalla | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 3.8 mm (0.15 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stornoway Airport | United Kingdom | Record high minimum temperature | 7.2 C (45.0 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sheffield | United Kingdom | Record high minimum temperature | 8.9 C (48.0 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Burketown Post Office | Australia | Record high maximum temperature | 40.0 C (104.0 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Tomsk | Russia | Record low minimum temperature | -31.6 C (-24.9 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Atyrau | Kazakhstan | Record daily precipitation | 5.0 mm (0.20 in) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wagga Wagga (Kooringal) | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 7.8 C (46.0 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kendrew Estates | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 11.4 mm (0.4 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Houston Wb City | United States | Record daily precipitation | 19.1 mm (0.8 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wandin (Yallock) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 17.8 mm (0.7 in) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stornoway Airport | United Kingdom | Record high maximum temperature | 11.7 C (53.1 F) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Galway | Ireland | Record high maximum temperature | 12.8 C (55.0 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
39 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 4 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 3 |
| Highest daily minimum | 4 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 5 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 23 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 1 |
| daily | 38 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
37 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 | 21 |
| 2 to 4 | 11 |
| 4 to 6 | 1 |
| 6 to 8 | 2 |
| 8 to 10 | 0 |
| 10 to 12 | 1 |
| 12 to 14 | 0 |
| 14 to 16 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
7 December 1921| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 December 1921 | Dohne (Sar), ZA | daily rain | 36.3 mm (1.4 in) | 16.0 mm (0.6 in) | 30 years | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 December 1921 | Bad Muskau, DE | monthly rain | 20.0 mm (0.8 in) | 1.4 mm (0.06 in) | 29 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 December 1921 | Olands Norra Udde, SE | daily rain | 9.4 mm (0.37 in) | 2.9 mm (0.11 in) | 33 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 December 1921 | Falun, SE | daily rain | 10.5 mm (0.4 in) | 0.1 mm (0.00 in) | 53 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 December 1921 | Bathurst, CA | daily low max | -7.8 C (18.0 F) | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 48 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 December 1921 | Waukaringa, AU | daily rain | 6.4 mm (0.25 in) | 6.4 mm (0.25 in) | 31 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 December 1921 | Gunnedah Pool, AU | daily low min | 9.4 C (48.9 F) | 1.2 C (2.2 F) | 40 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 December 1921 | Beaufort West (Met), ZA | daily rain | 3.3 mm (0.13 in) | 3.3 mm (0.13 in) | 42 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 December 1921 | Bakensrug, ZA | daily rain | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) | 6.8 mm (0.27 in) | 30 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 December 1921 | Hewitt, US | daily rain | 21.8 mm (0.9 in) | 10.6 mm (0.4 in) | 33 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 December 1921 | Goldberg, DE | daily rain | 17.4 mm (0.7 in) | 3.9 mm (0.15 in) | 7 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 December 1921 | Cet Central England, GB | daily high min | 8.2 C (46.8 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 36 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 December 1921 | Blagovescensk, RU | daily rain | 2.4 mm (0.09 in) | 2.1 mm (0.08 in) | 4 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 December 1921 | Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA | daily rain | 6.4 mm (0.25 in) | 2.3 mm (0.09 in) | 35 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 December 1921 | Aliwal North, ZA | daily rain | 17.0 mm (0.7 in) | 3.5 mm (0.14 in) | 33 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 December 1921 | Inverell Comparison, AU | daily low min | 4.4 C (39.9 F) | 2.8 C (5.0 F) | 12 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 December 1921 | Schwerin, DE | daily rain | 16.5 mm (0.6 in) | 3.4 mm (0.13 in) | 7 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 December 1921 | Gorlitz, DE | daily rain | 9.9 mm (0.39 in) | 2.8 mm (0.11 in) | 7 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 December 1921 | Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE | daily rain | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 1.2 mm (0.05 in) | 24 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 December 1921 | Wittstock-Rote Muhle, DE | daily rain | 13.1 mm (0.5 in) | 1.2 mm (0.05 in) | 25 years | 13 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
1801 to 1921| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1801 | 1 |
| 1805 | 1 |
| 1812 | 2 |
| 1815 | 1 |
| 1825 | 2 |
| 1832 | 1 |
| 1836 | 1 |
| 1839 | 1 |
| 1844 | 4 |
| 1848 | 3 |
| 1852 | 1 |
| 1856 | 3 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1866 | 1 |
| 1868 | 5 |
| 1871 | 5 |
| 1875 | 6 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1881 | 1 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1892 | 1 |
| 1893 | 5 |
| 1894 | 1 |
| 1895 | 1 |
| 1896 | 8 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 10 |
| 1899 | 3 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1901 | 9 |
| 1902 | 16 |
| 1903 | 9 |
| 1904 | 7 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1906 | 21 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 24 |
| 1909 | 21 |
| 1910 | 26 |
| 1911 | 7 |
| 1912 | 21 |
| 1913 | 19 |
| 1914 | 32 |
| 1915 | 53 |
| 1916 | 36 |
| 1917 | 52 |
| 1918 | 30 |
| 1919 | 38 |
| 1920 | 81 |
| 1921 | 39 |
| 1922 | 272 |
| 1923 | 128 |
| 1924 | 374 |
| 1925 | 119 |
| 1926 | 372 |
| 1927 | 404 |
| 1928 | 105 |
| 1929 | 146 |
| 1930 | 534 |
| 1931 | 180 |
| 1932 | 555 |
| 1933 | 130 |
| 1934 | 274 |
| 1935 | 270 |
| 1936 | 602 |
| 1937 | 890 |
| 1938 | 279 |
| 1939 | 780 |
| 1940 | 145 |
| 1941 | 139 |
| 1942 | 526 |
| 1943 | 199 |
| 1944 | 357 |
| 1945 | 240 |
| 1946 | 855 |
| 1947 | 240 |
| 1948 | 320 |
| 1949 | 187 |
| 1950 | 1,472 |
| 1951 | 1,751 |
| 1952 | 447 |
| 1953 | 673 |
| 1954 | 445 |
| 1955 | 195 |
| 1956 | 1,358 |
| 1957 | 589 |
| 1958 | 831 |
| 1959 | 539 |
| 1960 | 561 |
| 1961 | 206 |
| 1962 | 642 |
| 1963 | 436 |
| 1964 | 467 |
| 1965 | 476 |
| 1966 | 1,047 |
| 1967 | 386 |
| 1968 | 461 |
| 1969 | 952 |
| 1970 | 724 |
| 1971 | 854 |
| 1972 | 2,239 |
| 1973 | 448 |
| 1974 | 508 |
| 1975 | 404 |
| 1976 | 1,037 |
| 1977 | 1,369 |
| 1978 | 1,882 |
| 1979 | 827 |
| 1980 | 1,314 |
| 1981 | 896 |
| 1982 | 542 |
| 1983 | 957 |
| 1984 | 957 |
| 1985 | 922 |
| 1986 | 1,126 |
| 1987 | 866 |
| 1988 | 582 |
| 1989 | 675 |
| 1990 | 744 |
| 1991 | 698 |
| 1992 | 906 |
| 1993 | 544 |
| 1994 | 1,772 |
| 1995 | 912 |
| 1996 | 1,152 |
| 1997 | 818 |
| 1998 | 2,384 |
| 1999 | 674 |
| 2000 | 1,085 |
| 2001 | 743 |
| 2002 | 917 |
| 2003 | 1,184 |
| 2004 | 1,096 |
| 2005 | 1,433 |
| 2006 | 1,246 |
| 2007 | 1,402 |
| 2008 | 833 |
| 2009 | 972 |
| 2010 | 1,405 |
| 2011 | 1,507 |
| 2012 | 643 |
| 2013 | 2,119 |
| 2014 | 479 |
| 2015 | 1,079 |
| 2016 | 389 |
| 2017 | 508 |
| 2018 | 558 |
| 2019 | 447 |
| 2020 | 597 |
| 2021 | 547 |
| 2022 | 579 |
| 2023 | 952 |
| 2024 | 712 |
| 2025 | 665 |
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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.
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