Weather Records on 21 December 1942

968 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1942. Highest significance: Cue, AU.

Key Facts for 21 December 1942

On 21 December 1942, 968 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 482 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 930 daily.
Cue set a daily record precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 21 December 1942.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

968 stations

968 station records on 21 December 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bhavani	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Khandala	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kadur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chiplun	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Napoklu	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gabriels	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moores Hill	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keedysville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

968 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 174, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 308, Heaviest daily rainfall 402, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 21 December 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	174
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	308
Heaviest daily rainfall	402
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 21 December 1942 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 33, daily 930.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

886 broken records

Margins by which the 886 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1942

Top 20 records on 21 December 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1942	Cue, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1942	Alur, IN	monthly rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1942	Manapparai, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1942	Viralimalai, IN	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1942	Ironton, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1942	Bhavani, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1942	Khandala, IN	monthly rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1942	Mettupalayam, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1942	Gobichettipalaya, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1942	Kulattur, IN	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1942	Campbell (Mun), ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1942	Yalgoo, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1942	Sunticoppa, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1942	Hunsur, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1942	Trichur, IN	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1942	Kadur, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1942	Sandstone, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1942	Poonampet, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1942	Kukuiula 935, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1942	Kodanand, IN	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 968 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 25	815
25 to 50	46
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1