Weather Records on 21 December 1957

846 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1957. Highest significance: Orofino, US.

Key Facts for 21 December 1957

On 21 December 1957, 846 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
626 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 799 daily.
Orofino set a daily record precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 21 December 1957.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

846 stations

846 station records on 21 December 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orofino	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
South Egremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paupack 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tugaske	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mitchell	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

846 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 358, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 268, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 21 December 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	358
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	268
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 21 December 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 46, daily 799.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

712 broken records

Margins by which the 712 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 186.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1957

Top 20 records on 21 December 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1957	Orofino, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1957	South Egremont, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1957	Strasbourg, CA	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1957	Winchendon, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1957	Falls Village, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1957	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1957	Gouldsboro, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1957	Paupack 1 WSW, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1957	Carmel, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1957	Tugaske, CA	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1957	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1957	Bennington 2 NNW, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1957	Delhi 2 SE, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1957	Matamoras, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1957	Bathurst, CA	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1957	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1957	Mt Mitchell, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1957	Cream Hill, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1957	Strasbourg, CA	all-time snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1957	Poughkeepsie, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	38 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 846 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	685
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1