Weather Records on 13 December 1921

65 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1921. Highest significance: Palermo, IT.

Key Facts for 13 December 1921

On 13 December 1921, 65 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 59 daily.
Palermo set a daily record precipitation of 27.3 mm (1.1 in) on 13 December 1921.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

65 stations

65 station records on 13 December 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.8 C (-14.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.1 C (-20.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

65 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 13 December 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	12
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 December 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 59.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

51 broken records

Margins by which the 51 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1921

Top 20 records on 13 December 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1921	Palermo, IT	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1921	Astrakan, RU	daily low min	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	9.8 C (17.6 F)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1921	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily low max	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1921	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1921	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1921	Kiev, UA	daily low max	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1921	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1921	Indian Head Cda, CA	monthly high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1921	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1921	Franklin, US	monthly high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1921	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1921	Winnemucca AP, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1921	Brandon Cda, CA	monthly high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1921	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1921	Kiev, UA	daily low min	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1921	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1921	Portland, US	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1921	Zametchino, RU	daily low min	-25.8 C (-14.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1921	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily low min	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1921	Sveg, SE	daily high min	0.5 C (32.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	35 years	15 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 65 records.

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

Records on 12-13 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	2
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1839	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	2
1855	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1878	6
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1887	1
1890	1
1891	9
1892	1
1893	4
1894	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	5
1901	4
1902	13
1903	13
1904	8
1905	3
1906	7
1907	11
1908	6
1909	23
1910	45
1911	72
1912	42
1913	23
1914	35
1915	51
1916	207
1917	144
1918	87
1919	52
1920	55
1921	65
1922	84
1923	206
1924	139
1925	160
1926	228
1927	566
1928	227
1929	303
1930	52
1931	525
1932	385
1933	422
1934	186
1935	168
1936	242
1937	375
1938	89
1939	159
1940	426
1941	324
1942	312
1943	244
1944	426
1945	355
1946	455
1947	306
1948	450
1949	321
1950	290
1951	226
1952	431
1953	222
1954	345
1955	479
1956	477
1957	566
1958	855
1959	297
1960	981
1961	898
1962	1,365
1963	442
1964	398
1965	811
1966	653
1967	743
1968	593
1969	545
1970	221
1971	567
1972	991
1973	625
1974	291
1975	1,038
1976	411
1977	685
1978	446
1979	1,072
1980	536
1981	912
1982	740
1983	1,121
1984	1,172
1985	1,642
1986	381
1987	675
1988	906
1989	1,355
1990	649
1991	1,734
1992	1,113
1993	960
1994	1,094
1995	1,634
1996	833
1997	1,126
1998	1,221
1999	964
2000	2,914
2001	1,092
2002	602
2003	1,131
2004	493
2005	589
2006	957
2007	720
2008	1,583
2009	1,016
2010	1,776
2011	833
2012	837
2013	451
2014	1,046
2015	2,363
2016	397
2017	749
2018	380
2019	520
2020	445
2021	420
2022	1,122
2023	485
2024	296
2025	1,344

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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 5	41
5 to 10	7
10 to 15	0
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	2