Weather Records on 21 December 1936

323 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1936. Highest significance: Parramatta, AU.

Key Facts for 21 December 1936

On 21 December 1936, 323 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 313 daily.
Parramatta set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 21 December 1936.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

323 stations

323 station records on 21 December 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chandpur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bhawanipatna	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Molakmura	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Osbornes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford State Nursery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madhubani	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yadki	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burraga 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deo	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hajo	India	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ambikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merrowie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jeir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hussainabad	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rochdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandila	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Willanthry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jhaldah(Jhalda)	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kotalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

323 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 21 December 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 21 December 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 313.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1936

Top 20 records on 21 December 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1936	Parramatta, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1936	Chandpur, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1936	Bhawanipatna, IN	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1936	Molakmura, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1936	Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1936	Delegate Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1936	Alberton Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1936	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1936	Osbornes Flat, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1936	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1936	Nedumangad, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1936	Gosford State Nursery, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1936	Beecroft, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1936	Point Escuminac, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1936	La Ctr, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1936	Kiama Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1936	Nowra Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1936	Madhubani, IN	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1936	Sviland, NO	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1936	Yadki, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	27 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1936. 1936 had 323 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	1,100

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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 10	223
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2