Weather Records on 21 December 1935

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1935. Highest significance: Bad Blankenburg, DE.

Key Facts for 21 December 1935

On 21 December 1935, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 243 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 394 daily.
Bad Blankenburg set a daily record snow depth of 18.0 cm (7.1 in) on 21 December 1935.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

398 stations

398 station records on 21 December 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boolarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Silvan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohawk	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
French Island (Tankerton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Molesworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 147, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 21 December 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	147
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 21 December 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 394.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

307 broken records

Margins by which the 307 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1935

Top 20 records on 21 December 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1935	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1935	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1935	Oxford, GB	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	118 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1935	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1935	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1935	Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1935	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1935	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1935	Boolarra, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1935	Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1935	Silvan State School, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1935	Peterborough, CA	daily low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1935	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1935	Gembrook, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1935	Blackwarry, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1935	Greensborough, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1935	Hamilton (Uralla), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1935	Narracan East (Lynnsmere), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1935	Paynesville (Banksia), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1935	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	17 years	25 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1935. 1935 had 398 records.

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

Records on 12-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1799	1
1801	2
1808	3
1825	1
1828	1
1839	1
1846	1
1850	1
1855	7
1859	1
1860	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	4
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	3
1897	3
1898	1
1900	8
1901	15
1902	5
1903	25
1904	3
1905	15
1906	15
1907	17
1908	19
1909	20
1910	29
1911	36
1912	23
1913	11
1914	107
1915	43
1916	40
1917	18
1918	41
1919	57
1920	30
1921	104
1922	34
1923	323
1924	377
1925	120
1926	178
1927	147
1928	70
1929	156
1930	66
1931	556
1932	150
1933	581
1934	230
1935	398
1936	323
1937	189
1938	145
1939	140
1940	622
1941	651
1942	968
1943	148
1944	762
1945	396
1946	495
1947	700
1948	297
1949	1,281
1950	504
1951	1,061
1952	197
1953	256
1954	444
1955	888
1956	672
1957	846
1958	516
1959	272
1960	585
1961	254
1962	563
1963	1,137
1964	613
1965	247
1966	400
1967	1,923
1968	818
1969	828
1970	547
1971	680
1972	651
1973	1,292
1974	374
1975	548
1976	446
1977	470
1978	517
1979	558
1980	726
1981	1,476
1982	702
1983	3,324
1984	1,012
1985	979
1986	404
1987	775
1988	717
1989	3,203
1990	2,701
1991	1,125
1992	751
1993	967
1994	793
1995	878
1996	1,114
1997	810
1998	1,142
1999	851
2000	944
2001	650
2002	579
2003	1,103
2004	675
2005	606
2006	1,443
2007	946
2008	1,062
2009	1,097
2010	2,039
2011	653
2012	759
2013	1,029
2014	878
2015	1,173
2016	543
2017	459
2018	742
2019	755
2020	965
2021	323
2022	528
2023	1,170
2024	778
2025	1,099

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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 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	291
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1