Weather Records on 21 December 1941

651 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1941. Highest significance: Drift Sands (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 21 December 1941

On 21 December 1941, 651 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
504 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 641 daily.
Drift Sands (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 21 December 1941.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

651 stations

651 station records on 21 December 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Challa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jerusalem St. Anne	Israel	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

651 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 304, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 200, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 77, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 21 December 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	304
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	200
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 21 December 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 641.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

569 broken records

Margins by which the 569 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1941

Top 20 records on 21 December 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1941	Drift Sands (Bos), ZA	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1941	Challa, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1941	Charlottetown Cda, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1941	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1941	Carmichael (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1941	Lowville, US	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1941	Sable Island, CA	daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1941	North Bridgton, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1941	Franklin, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	49 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1941	Pelee Island, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1941	Charlottetown Cda, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1941	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1941	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1941	Rapelje, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1941	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1941	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1941	Norddal, NO	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1941	Osage, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1941	Garden City, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	46 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1941	Logan, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	31 years	24 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1941. 1941 had 651 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	554
25 to 50	10
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1