Weather Records on 10 December 1921

52 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1921. Highest significance: Millaquin Sugar, AU.

Key Facts for 10 December 1921

On 10 December 1921, 52 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 51 daily.
Millaquin Sugar set a daily record precipitation of 143.0 mm (5.6 in) on 10 December 1921.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

52 stations

52 station records on 10 December 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.9 C (-23.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

52 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 17, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 10 December 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	17
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 December 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 51.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

46 broken records

Margins by which the 46 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1921

Top 20 records on 10 December 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1921	Millaquin Sugar, AU	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1921	Armagh, GB	daily high min	10.4 C (50.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1921	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1921	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1921	Herschel, ZA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1921	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1921	Chaplin, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1921	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1921	St. Petersburg, RU	daily low max	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1921	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1921	Galway, IE	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1921	Milan, IT	daily high max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1921	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1921	Tomsk, RU	monthly rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1921	Chaplin, CA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1921	Tartu, EE	daily low min	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	7.5 C (13.5 F)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1921	Grenfell, CA	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1921	New Westminster, CA	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1921	Parnu, EE	daily low min	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1921	Zametchino, RU	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	37 years	17 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

1796 to 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1921. 1921 had 52 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-10 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1812	2
1815	1
1816	1
1825	2
1841	1
1844	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	2
1855	1
1856	1
1860	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	1
1878	3
1879	10
1880	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	1
1889	1
1891	17
1893	2
1894	2
1895	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	15
1905	18
1906	15
1907	29
1908	11
1909	16
1910	47
1911	35
1912	23
1913	21
1914	35
1915	123
1916	89
1917	76
1918	30
1919	80
1920	186
1921	52
1922	157
1923	121
1924	64
1925	83
1926	106
1927	202
1928	131
1929	250
1930	141
1931	318
1932	511
1933	265
1934	331
1935	194
1936	178
1937	449
1938	272
1939	924
1940	163
1941	249
1942	282
1943	504
1944	431
1945	193
1946	1,073
1947	378
1948	174
1949	536
1950	336
1951	582
1952	633
1953	408
1954	336
1955	385
1956	455
1957	449
1958	751
1959	205
1960	390
1961	878
1962	405
1963	511
1964	447
1965	843
1966	991
1967	829
1968	576
1969	423
1970	1,338
1971	1,646
1972	1,858
1973	453
1974	372
1975	688
1976	376
1977	1,370
1978	1,299
1979	1,378
1980	531
1981	1,035
1982	748
1983	685
1984	605
1985	1,421
1986	601
1987	803
1988	599
1989	787
1990	935
1991	940
1992	795
1993	754
1994	940
1995	1,758
1996	1,193
1997	1,198
1998	709
1999	568
2000	882
2001	460
2002	1,030
2003	1,086
2004	1,247
2005	833
2006	998
2007	1,202
2008	1,083
2009	1,354
2010	1,424
2011	362
2012	825
2013	1,010
2014	602
2015	1,166
2016	858
2017	719
2018	500
2019	572
2020	567
2021	934
2022	570
2023	926
2024	477
2025	1,969

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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.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	37
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1