Weather Records on 29 December 1921

60 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1921. Highest significance: Sevastopol',Mgs, UA.

Key Facts for 29 December 1921

On 29 December 1921, 60 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 57 daily.
Sevastopol',Mgs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 29 December 1921.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

60 stations

60 station records on 29 December 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bullawin Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Lodge 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fernmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

60 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 50, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 29 December 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	50
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 December 1921 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 57.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

56 broken records

Margins by which the 56 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1921

Top 20 records on 29 December 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1921	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1921	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1921	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1921	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1921	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1921	Millaquin Sugar, AU	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1921	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1921	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1921	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1921	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1921	Gladstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1921	Rolleston, AU	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1921	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1921	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	all-time rain	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1921	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1921	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1921	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1921	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1921	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1921	Surat, AU	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	31 years	19 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

1799 to 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1921. 1921 had 60 records.

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

Records on 12-29 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1810	1
1824	1
1829	1
1839	2
1853	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	6
1881	4
1882	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	7
1891	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	1
1897	8
1898	7
1899	4
1900	1
1901	18
1902	8
1903	10
1904	16
1905	19
1906	14
1907	10
1908	21
1909	18
1910	7
1911	6
1912	52
1913	12
1914	46
1915	47
1916	69
1917	145
1918	33
1919	157
1920	68
1921	60
1922	42
1923	126
1924	119
1925	209
1926	117
1927	350
1928	93
1929	262
1930	96
1931	363
1932	192
1933	479
1934	406
1935	392
1936	552
1937	280
1938	178
1939	272
1940	648
1941	110
1942	458
1943	232
1944	226
1945	497
1946	1,122
1947	310
1948	711
1949	217
1950	286
1951	571
1952	156
1953	205
1954	955
1955	373
1956	563
1957	527
1958	442
1959	251
1960	404
1961	525
1962	754
1963	285
1964	533
1965	634
1966	719
1967	867
1968	1,028
1969	964
1970	694
1971	660
1972	1,001
1973	674
1974	719
1975	646
1976	748
1977	656
1978	1,349
1979	830
1980	959
1981	713
1982	1,565
1983	2,576
1984	2,687
1985	551
1986	752
1987	1,484
1988	1,082
1989	633
1990	1,861
1991	630
1992	1,099
1993	905
1994	965
1995	1,202
1996	2,213
1997	1,114
1998	783
1999	1,207
2000	1,677
2001	599
2002	959
2003	951
2004	909
2005	858
2006	1,219
2007	1,046
2008	753
2009	1,027
2010	1,308
2011	748
2012	805
2013	714
2014	506
2015	1,440
2016	620
2017	1,559
2018	440
2019	1,471
2020	504
2021	1,098
2022	516
2023	900
2024	931
2025	637

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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 20	41
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3