Weather Records on 19 December 1921

60 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1921. Highest significance: Barkerville, CA.

Key Facts for 19 December 1921

On 19 December 1921, 60 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 58 daily.
Barkerville set a daily record low minimum temperature of -32.8 C (-27.0 F) on 19 December 1921.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

60 stations

60 station records on 19 December 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Brogers Creek Upper (Cookville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

60 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 19 December 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	7
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 December 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 58.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

52 broken records

Margins by which the 52 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1921

Top 20 records on 19 December 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1921	Barkerville, CA	daily low min	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	15.0 C (27.0 F)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1921	Banff, CA	daily low min	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1921	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1921	New Westminster, CA	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1921	Banff, CA	daily low max	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	7 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1921	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1921	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1921	Edmonton, CA	daily low max	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1921	Edmonton, CA	daily low min	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1921	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1921	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1921	Sheffield, GB	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	14 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1921	Armagh, GB	daily high max	12.4 C (54.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1921	Astoria, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	7 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1921	Innsbruck, AT	daily high max	11.8 C (53.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1921	Barkerville, CA	monthly low max	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	2 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1921	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1921	Bathurst, CA	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1921	St John's, CA	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1921	Milan, IT	daily high max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	19 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

1793 to 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1921. 1921 had 60 records.

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

Records on 12-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1795	1
1805	1
1835	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	3
1855	3
1859	3
1860	1
1861	2
1869	2
1870	1
1875	2
1877	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	1
1898	3
1899	2
1900	1
1901	3
1902	16
1903	2
1904	19
1905	5
1906	9
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	22
1911	17
1912	41
1913	50
1914	23
1915	31
1916	38
1917	36
1918	24
1919	53
1920	30
1921	60
1922	155
1923	180
1924	492
1925	79
1926	152
1927	222
1928	45
1929	386
1930	76
1931	650
1932	239
1933	459
1934	455
1935	110
1936	689
1937	211
1938	237
1939	390
1940	392
1941	588
1942	654
1943	364
1944	241
1945	700
1946	182
1947	283
1948	397
1949	632
1950	545
1951	622
1952	469
1953	517
1954	443
1955	906
1956	287
1957	984
1958	386
1959	249
1960	432
1961	595
1962	670
1963	966
1964	753
1965	392
1966	851
1967	1,063
1968	900
1969	381
1970	485
1971	288
1972	325
1973	1,014
1974	252
1975	843
1976	398
1977	569
1978	1,191
1979	829
1980	456
1981	1,515
1982	768
1983	2,804
1984	1,066
1985	1,179
1986	609
1987	1,095
1988	1,001
1989	1,740
1990	1,463
1991	1,236
1992	1,176
1993	1,153
1994	692
1995	1,459
1996	2,108
1997	830
1998	855
1999	609
2000	1,154
2001	627
2002	1,467
2003	996
2004	664
2005	697
2006	1,061
2007	689
2008	1,545
2009	1,937
2010	1,610
2011	832
2012	774
2013	636
2014	537
2015	1,109
2016	1,080
2017	783
2018	397
2019	541
2020	327
2021	603
2022	494
2023	1,224
2024	864
2025	1,542

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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 2	29
2 to 4	18
4 to 6	1
6 to 8	1
8 to 10	0
10 to 12	1
12 to 14	1
14 to 16	1