Weather Records on 24 December 1921

142 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1921. Highest significance: Tizi Ouzou, DZ.

Key Facts for 24 December 1921

On 24 December 1921, 142 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 135 daily.
Tizi Ouzou set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 24 December 1921.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

142 stations

142 station records on 24 December 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gragin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Neba Coonamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moonagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Kars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lock #4	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Majura 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merungle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Elliot Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Copley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

142 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 December 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 December 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 135.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

136 broken records

Margins by which the 136 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1921

Top 20 records on 24 December 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1921	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1921	Moree Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1921	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1921	Braidwood (Wallace Street), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1921	Greensboro Lock 7, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1921	Moulamein Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1921	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1921	Jansenville, ZA	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1921	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1921	Fort National, DZ	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1921	Quantambone, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1921	Gragin, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1921	Neba Coonamble, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1921	Tenterden, AU	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1921	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1921	Eulo Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1921	Falmouth, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1921	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1921	Moonagee, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1921	Yallaroi, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	32 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 142 records.

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

Records on 12-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	2
1825	2
1835	1
1836	1
1852	1
1857	1
1864	2
1870	4
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1889	2
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1898	9
1899	1
1900	2
1901	9
1902	3
1903	5
1904	9
1905	7
1906	26
1907	12
1908	2
1909	68
1910	38
1911	13
1912	33
1913	29
1914	59
1915	51
1916	24
1917	25
1918	95
1919	200
1920	43
1921	142
1922	82
1923	118
1924	369
1925	100
1926	126
1927	81
1928	167
1929	237
1930	95
1931	1,045
1932	849
1933	478
1934	178
1935	225
1936	420
1937	202
1938	157
1939	178
1940	575
1941	589
1942	519
1943	637
1944	300
1945	546
1946	245
1947	370
1948	756
1949	220
1950	633
1951	525
1952	277
1953	512
1954	231
1955	1,334
1956	295
1957	469
1958	205
1959	339
1960	638
1961	415
1962	741
1963	1,191
1964	1,725
1965	766
1966	662
1967	663
1968	946
1969	865
1970	741
1971	543
1972	282
1973	641
1974	793
1975	695
1976	581
1977	952
1978	532
1979	1,100
1980	856
1981	770
1982	1,699
1983	5,032
1984	568
1985	685
1986	736
1987	1,329
1988	712
1989	2,589
1990	2,228
1991	663
1992	464
1993	577
1994	959
1995	1,285
1996	1,287
1997	1,152
1998	916
1999	1,134
2000	707
2001	744
2002	1,056
2003	779
2004	1,099
2005	1,158
2006	925
2007	533
2008	727
2009	1,663
2010	1,316
2011	504
2012	818
2013	866
2014	910
2015	2,438
2016	593
2017	510
2018	208
2019	565
2020	395
2021	1,012
2022	1,334
2023	1,347
2024	467
2025	2,206

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 December 1921
Margin	Records
0 to 10	69
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	5