Weather Records on 14 December 1921

52 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1921. Highest significance: Pointe Riche, CA.

Key Facts for 14 December 1921

On 14 December 1921, 52 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 51 daily.
Pointe Riche set a daily record snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 14 December 1921.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

52 stations

52 station records on 14 December 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-23.4 C (-10.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

52 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 14 December 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	7
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 December 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 51.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

43 broken records

Margins by which the 43 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1921

Top 20 records on 14 December 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1921	Pointe Riche, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1921	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1921	Kiev, UA	daily low min	-23.4 C (-10.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1921	Sydney, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1921	Fergana, UZ	monthly rain	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1921	Astrakan, RU	daily low min	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	8.0 C (14.4 F)	10 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1921	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1921	Grenfell, CA	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1921	Brinkley, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1921	Malvern, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1921	Innsbruck, AT	daily low max	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1921	Brandon Cda, CA	daily high min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1921	Kiev, UA	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1921	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily low min	18.2 C (64.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1921	Whitehead, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1921	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low min	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	21 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1921	Grenfell, CA	daily high max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1921	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily high max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	26 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1921	St John's, CA	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	18 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1921	Uman, UA	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	32 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

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 12-14 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1808	4
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	1
1840	2
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1855	3
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1882	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	2
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	11
1900	3
1901	20
1902	10
1903	11
1904	12
1905	2
1906	7
1907	22
1908	10
1909	14
1910	14
1911	13
1912	41
1913	9
1914	85
1915	99
1916	96
1917	55
1918	97
1919	29
1920	67
1921	52
1922	112
1923	255
1924	238
1925	319
1926	206
1927	384
1928	332
1929	410
1930	92
1931	418
1932	260
1933	571
1934	141
1935	158
1936	384
1937	325
1938	81
1939	182
1940	237
1941	433
1942	323
1943	331
1944	243
1945	415
1946	397
1947	490
1948	818
1949	139
1950	305
1951	724
1952	382
1953	370
1954	225
1955	388
1956	443
1957	244
1958	814
1959	294
1960	654
1961	823
1962	886
1963	663
1964	337
1965	610
1966	483
1967	959
1968	337
1969	498
1970	174
1971	864
1972	907
1973	628
1974	328
1975	2,092
1976	445
1977	1,023
1978	389
1979	709
1980	774
1981	1,031
1982	496
1983	1,197
1984	1,862
1985	1,400
1986	397
1987	1,317
1988	674
1989	2,058
1990	629
1991	1,098
1992	1,308
1993	954
1994	558
1995	1,331
1996	832
1997	1,401
1998	1,227
1999	793
2000	1,950
2001	1,391
2002	863
2003	978
2004	738
2005	845
2006	1,445
2007	636
2008	1,319
2009	848
2010	1,891
2011	867
2012	938
2013	565
2014	1,046
2015	2,200
2016	650
2017	563
2018	699
2019	588
2020	551
2021	763
2022	1,028
2023	619
2024	363
2025	1,772

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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 50	41
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1