Weather Records on 21 December 1944

762 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1944. Highest significance: Murray Town (Doughboy Creek), AU.

Key Facts for 21 December 1944

On 21 December 1944, 762 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 752 daily.
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek) set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 21 December 1944.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

762 stations

762 station records on 21 December 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone (Booyoolee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Siam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Terowie (Neathvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Terang (Sunnyside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tirrengower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River East (Lovat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gulnare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belalie North (Teecarnee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Point Lowly Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pandappa Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ewan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yatina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jallukar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Bolac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Bryan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown (Rivernook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

762 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 618, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 21 December 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	618
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 21 December 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 752.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

698 broken records

Margins by which the 698 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1944

Top 20 records on 21 December 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1944	Murray Town (Doughboy Creek), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1944	Wilmington, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1944	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1944	Jamestown, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1944	Johanna Glen, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1944	Moonaree, AU	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1944	Stawell, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1944	Gladstone (Booyoolee), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1944	Cobden (Post Office), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1944	Siam, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1944	Port Germein, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1944	Wirrabara, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1944	Terowie (Neathvale), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1944	Terang (Sunnyside), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1944	Tirrengower, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1944	Bundaleer Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1944	Narridy Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1944	Gellibrand River East (Lovat), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1944	Booleroo Centre, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1944	Gladstone, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	50 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1944. 1944 had 762 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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Data for records on 1944-12-21: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	602
20 to 40	77
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2