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Weather Records on 21 December 1922

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1922. Highest significance: Alpha Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 21 December 1922

  • On 21 December 1922, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 33 daily.
  • Alpha Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 57.4 mm (2.3 in) on 21 December 1922.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 21 December 1922 34 station records on 21 December 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 21 December 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 December 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Alpha Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.4 mm (2.3 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Hill Railway StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation84.1 mm (3.3 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord daily precipitation42.2 mm (1.7 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
KynunaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation110.7 mm (4.4 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NormanCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
NeboAustraliaRecord daily precipitation72.4 mm (2.9 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.7 mm (2.3 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
BathurstCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-15.6 C (3.9 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.1 mm (2.2 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
CoondamboAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NormanCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.3 mm (0.37 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.1 mm (1.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
MaseskarSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.7 mm (0.26 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.7 mm (1.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
AstanaKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation3.5 mm (0.14 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
ButeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey FyrNorwayRecord daily precipitation20.0 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
KoonamoreAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
LexingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Collaroy StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation68.3 mm (2.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
HaldenNorwayRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Federal PtUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Port LincolnAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature19.9 C (67.8 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi OuzouAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss SluseNorwayRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Point EscuminacCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.3 cm (2.1 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord low minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 21 December 1922 by type Records set or tied on 21 December 1922 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 23Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 December 1922 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 21 December 1922 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall23
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 December 1922 by timescale Records on 21 December 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 33. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 33all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 December 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 33.
Records on 21 December 1922 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily33

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 December 1922 Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1710 to 20: 320 to 30: 230 to 40: 340 to 50: 150 to 60: 060 to 70: 070 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 December 1922
MarginRecords
0 to 1017
10 to 203
20 to 302
30 to 403
40 to 501
50 to 600
60 to 700
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1922
Top 20 records on 21 December 1922 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 December 1922Alpha Post Office, AUdaily rain57.4 mm (2.3 in)37.1 mm (1.5 in)8 years31 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1922Pine Hill Railway Station, AUdaily rain84.1 mm (3.3 in)45.5 mm (1.8 in)23 years30 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1922Milan, ITdaily rain42.2 mm (1.7 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)52 years28 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1922Kynuna, AUmonthly rain110.7 mm (4.4 in)15.4 mm (0.6 in)18 years27 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1922Cape Norman, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)32 years27 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1922Nebo, AUdaily rain72.4 mm (2.9 in)30.0 mm (1.2 in)12 years26 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1922St Lawrence Post Office, AUdaily rain58.7 mm (2.3 in)35.3 mm (1.4 in)12 years23 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1922Bathurst, CAdaily low max-15.6 C (3.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)45 years22 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1922Hughenden Post Office, AUdaily rain55.1 mm (2.2 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)23 years21 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1922Coondambo, AUdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1922Cape Norman, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1922Sarna, SEdaily rain9.3 mm (0.37 in)4.7 mm (0.19 in)1 year20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1922Narrandera Post Office, AUdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1922Charters Towers Post Office, AUdaily rain39.1 mm (1.5 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)0 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1922Maseskar, SEdaily rain6.7 mm (0.26 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)15 years16 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1922Burketown Post Office, AUdaily rain43.7 mm (1.7 in)28.0 mm (1.1 in)4 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1922Astana, KZdaily rain3.5 mm (0.14 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1922Bute, AUdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1922Oksoey Fyr, NOdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1922Koonamore, AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)27 years13 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 1922
Records on 12-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1922. 1922 had 34 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001793: 11794: 11799: 11801: 21808: 31825: 11828: 11839: 11846: 11850: 11855: 71859: 11860: 11868: 11870: 11871: 21874: 21875: 31876: 11877: 11878: 11879: 11880: 11884: 11886: 31889: 11890: 41893: 41894: 11895: 51896: 31897: 31898: 11900: 81901: 151902: 51903: 251904: 31905: 151906: 151907: 171908: 191909: 201910: 291911: 361912: 231913: 111914: 1071915: 431916: 401917: 181918: 411919: 571920: 301921: 1041922: 341923: 3231924: 3771925: 1201926: 1781927: 1471928: 701929: 1561930: 661931: 5561932: 1501933: 5811934: 2301935: 3981936: 3231937: 1891938: 1451939: 1401940: 6221941: 6511942: 9681943: 1481944: 7621945: 3961946: 4951947: 7001948: 2971949: 1,2811950: 5041951: 1,0611952: 1971953: 2561954: 4441955: 8881956: 6721957: 8461958: 5161959: 2721960: 5851961: 2541962: 5631963: 1,1371964: 6131965: 2471966: 4001967: 1,9231968: 8181969: 8281970: 5471971: 6801972: 6511973: 1,2921974: 3741975: 5481976: 4461977: 4701978: 5171979: 5581980: 7261981: 1,4761982: 7021983: 3,3241984: 1,0121985: 9791986: 4041987: 7751988: 7171989: 3,2031990: 2,7011991: 1,1251992: 7511993: 9671994: 7931995: 8781996: 1,1141997: 8101998: 1,1421999: 8512000: 9442001: 6502002: 5792003: 1,1032004: 6752005: 6062006: 1,4432007: 9462008: 1,0622009: 1,0972010: 2,0392011: 6532012: 7592013: 1,0292014: 8782015: 1,1732016: 5432017: 4592018: 7422019: 7552020: 9652021: 3232022: 5282023: 1,1702024: 7782025: 1,0991793187418981915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1922. 1922 had 34 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-21 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17941
17991
18012
18083
18251
18281
18391
18461
18501
18557
18591
18601
18681
18701
18712
18742
18753
18761
18771
18781
18791
18801
18841
18863
18891
18904
18934
18941
18955
18963
18973
18981
19008
190115
19025
190325
19043
190515
190615
190717
190819
190920
191029
191136
191223
191311
1914107
191543
191640
191718
191841
191957
192030
1921104
192234
1923323
1924377
1925120
1926178
1927147
192870
1929156
193066
1931556
1932150
1933581
1934230
1935398
1936323
1937189
1938145
1939140
1940622
1941651
1942968
1943148
1944762
1945396
1946495
1947700
1948297
19491,281
1950504
19511,061
1952197
1953256
1954444
1955888
1956672
1957846
1958516
1959272
1960585
1961254
1962563
19631,137
1964613
1965247
1966400
19671,923
1968818
1969828
1970547
1971680
1972651
19731,292
1974374
1975548
1976446
1977470
1978517
1979558
1980726
19811,476
1982702
19833,324
19841,012
1985979
1986404
1987775
1988717
19893,203
19902,701
19911,125
1992751
1993967
1994793
1995878
19961,114
1997810
19981,142
1999851
2000944
2001650
2002579
20031,103
2004675
2005606
20061,443
2007946
20081,062
20091,097
20102,039
2011653
2012759
20131,029
2014878
20151,173
2016543
2017459
2018742
2019755
2020965
2021323
2022528
20231,170
2024778
20251,099

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).