Weather Records on 21 December 1921

104 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1921. Highest significance: Glen Innes Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 21 December 1921

On 21 December 1921, 104 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 100 daily.
Glen Innes Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 68.1 mm (2.7 in) on 21 December 1921.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

104 stations

104 station records on 21 December 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.7 mm (8.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang South Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuarts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Pamatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowabie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ediacara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Killalpaninna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Copley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

104 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 74, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 21 December 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	74
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 December 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 100.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

97 broken records

Margins by which the 97 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 168.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1921

Top 20 records on 21 December 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1921	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1921	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	216.7 mm (8.5 in)	168.2 mm (6.6 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1921	Blyth, AU	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1921	Belton (Shadow Vale), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1921	San Diego Wbo, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1921	Sussex, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1921	Lake Cowal, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1921	Yardea, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1921	Clare Post Office, AU	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1921	Clare (Hill River), AU	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1921	Barmedman Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1921	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	39 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1921	Freeling Railway, AU	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1921	Burrawang South Station, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1921	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1921	Paskeville, AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1921	Dunlop, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1921	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1921	Sveg, SE	daily rain	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1921	Brinkworth (Anama Park), AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	20 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 104 records.

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

Records on 12-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1799	1
1801	2
1808	3
1825	1
1828	1
1839	1
1846	1
1850	1
1855	7
1859	1
1860	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	4
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	3
1897	3
1898	1
1900	8
1901	15
1902	5
1903	25
1904	3
1905	15
1906	15
1907	17
1908	19
1909	20
1910	29
1911	36
1912	23
1913	11
1914	107
1915	43
1916	40
1917	18
1918	41
1919	57
1920	30
1921	104
1922	34
1923	323
1924	377
1925	120
1926	178
1927	147
1928	70
1929	156
1930	66
1931	556
1932	150
1933	581
1934	230
1935	398
1936	323
1937	189
1938	145
1939	140
1940	622
1941	651
1942	968
1943	148
1944	762
1945	396
1946	495
1947	700
1948	297
1949	1,281
1950	504
1951	1,061
1952	197
1953	256
1954	444
1955	888
1956	672
1957	846
1958	516
1959	272
1960	585
1961	254
1962	563
1963	1,137
1964	613
1965	247
1966	400
1967	1,923
1968	818
1969	828
1970	547
1971	680
1972	651
1973	1,292
1974	374
1975	548
1976	446
1977	470
1978	517
1979	558
1980	726
1981	1,476
1982	702
1983	3,324
1984	1,012
1985	979
1986	404
1987	775
1988	717
1989	3,203
1990	2,701
1991	1,125
1992	751
1993	967
1994	793
1995	878
1996	1,114
1997	810
1998	1,142
1999	851
2000	944
2001	650
2002	579
2003	1,103
2004	675
2005	606
2006	1,443
2007	946
2008	1,062
2009	1,097
2010	2,039
2011	653
2012	759
2013	1,029
2014	878
2015	1,173
2016	543
2017	459
2018	742
2019	755
2020	965
2021	323
2022	528
2023	1,170
2024	778
2025	1,100

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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 25	93
25 to 50	3
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1