Weather Records on 25 December 1921

91 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1921. Highest significance: Roodebloem, ZA.

Key Facts for 25 December 1921

On 25 December 1921, 91 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 86 daily.
Roodebloem set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 25 December 1921.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 550 records.

Record Map

91 stations

91 station records on 25 December 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bulla Bulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Parragundy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blinkbonnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cultowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Accord	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

91 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 69.

Records on 25 December 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 December 1921 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 86.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

79 broken records

Margins by which the 79 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1921

Top 20 records on 25 December 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1921	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1921	Graaff Reinet, ZA	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1921	Yanco (Billinbah East), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1921	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1921	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1921	Belle Isle, CA	all-time low max	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1921	Lake Cowal, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1921	Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1921	San Diego Wbo, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1921	Bulla Bulla Station, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1921	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1921	Augathella Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1921	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1921	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1921	Miles Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1921	Laidley Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1921	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1921	Belle Isle, CA	monthly low min	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	17 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1921	Murrawombi, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1921	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	21 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 91 records.

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

Records on 12-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	1
1806	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1864	1
1870	2
1872	4
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1888	2
1889	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	13
1902	18
1903	6
1904	16
1905	2
1906	34
1907	5
1908	3
1909	53
1910	20
1911	26
1912	93
1913	45
1914	99
1915	69
1916	43
1917	46
1918	56
1919	299
1920	50
1921	91
1922	136
1923	233
1924	500
1925	70
1926	182
1927	94
1928	147
1929	195
1930	376
1931	603
1932	845
1933	507
1934	213
1935	540
1936	693
1937	158
1938	185
1939	295
1940	514
1941	461
1942	631
1943	310
1944	404
1945	838
1946	486
1947	651
1948	584
1949	161
1950	700
1951	432
1952	214
1953	259
1954	205
1955	880
1956	304
1957	633
1958	364
1959	624
1960	289
1961	484
1962	954
1963	669
1964	1,553
1965	547
1966	851
1967	486
1968	811
1969	643
1970	417
1971	974
1972	368
1973	639
1974	776
1975	844
1976	350
1977	778
1978	989
1979	679
1980	2,342
1981	811
1982	2,327
1983	5,697
1984	620
1985	712
1986	625
1987	2,053
1988	759
1989	1,118
1990	1,075
1991	793
1992	535
1993	680
1994	1,029
1995	1,658
1996	1,562
1997	1,348
1998	768
1999	995
2000	902
2001	515
2002	960
2003	561
2004	881
2005	913
2006	799
2007	498
2008	768
2009	2,123
2010	1,473
2011	688
2012	657
2013	779
2014	684
2015	2,149
2016	986
2017	485
2018	193
2019	599
2020	623
2021	1,190
2022	1,128
2023	1,641
2024	408
2025	2,222

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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 25 December 1921
Margin	Records
0 to 10	51
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2