Weather Records on 23 December 1921

219 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1921. Highest significance: Tarcutta Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 23 December 1921

On 23 December 1921, 219 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 207 daily.
Tarcutta Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 45.2 mm (1.8 in) on 23 December 1921.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

219 stations

219 station records on 23 December 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dumosa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jingellic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera (Back Brewarrena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Welbon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hornsby Junction (Thornleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Germains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Borambola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wyalong Upper 3 Run	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

219 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 23 December 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 December 1921 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 207.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

207 broken records

Margins by which the 207 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1921

Top 20 records on 23 December 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1921	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1921	Cockburn, AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1921	Tarcutta, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1921	Katandra North, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1921	Runnymede, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1921	Dumosa, AU	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1921	Queanbeyan 2, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1921	Batlow Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1921	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1921	Sussex, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1921	Fairlight Station, AU	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1921	Urana Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1921	Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1921	Albury, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1921	Point Pleasant, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1921	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1921	Jingellic, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1921	Michelago (Soglio), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1921	Yellowin, AU	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1921	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

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 219 records.

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

Records on 12-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1825	1
1829	1
1840	1
1852	1
1855	1
1860	3
1864	1
1868	1
1870	6
1871	2
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	5
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	6
1901	2
1903	5
1904	11
1905	3
1906	16
1907	35
1908	8
1909	59
1910	41
1911	29
1912	36
1913	87
1914	57
1915	59
1916	34
1917	26
1918	51
1919	39
1920	33
1921	219
1922	28
1923	146
1924	257
1925	205
1926	146
1927	100
1928	137
1929	393
1930	141
1931	987
1932	329
1933	734
1934	92
1935	360
1936	370
1937	232
1938	183
1939	264
1940	365
1941	750
1942	534
1943	745
1944	484
1945	752
1946	234
1947	517
1948	528
1949	618
1950	521
1951	405
1952	242
1953	605
1954	348
1955	1,162
1956	496
1957	485
1958	209
1959	352
1960	1,442
1961	320
1962	439
1963	1,391
1964	1,457
1965	653
1966	436
1967	885
1968	891
1969	852
1970	940
1971	695
1972	376
1973	479
1974	611
1975	628
1976	514
1977	663
1978	351
1979	813
1980	516
1981	1,127
1982	1,140
1983	4,533
1984	668
1985	629
1986	571
1987	804
1988	878
1989	3,791
1990	3,241
1991	1,196
1992	504
1993	991
1994	1,091
1995	1,212
1996	1,184
1997	1,016
1998	688
1999	936
2000	746
2001	663
2002	778
2003	766
2004	1,231
2005	903
2006	1,194
2007	873
2008	771
2009	1,073
2010	1,298
2011	735
2012	817
2013	1,235
2014	1,070
2015	1,972
2016	432
2017	621
2018	373
2019	699
2020	916
2021	702
2022	1,426
2023	856
2024	637
2025	1,678

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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).