Weather Records on 21 December 1959

272 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1959. Highest significance: Devikulam, IN.

Key Facts for 21 December 1959

On 21 December 1959, 272 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 271 daily.
Devikulam set a daily record precipitation of 62.9 mm (2.5 in) on 21 December 1959.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

272 stations

272 station records on 21 December 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roadvale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Krielsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Noonkanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pechey Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bollier	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Compton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mulakumood	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Talent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

272 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 21 December 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 21 December 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 271.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

234 broken records

Margins by which the 234 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1959

Top 20 records on 21 December 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1959	Devikulam, IN	daily rain	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1959	Dulce, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1959	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1959	Roadvale Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1959	Caico, BR	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1959	Carlisle, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1959	Boonah Stark Ave, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1959	Krielsfontein, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1959	Pagosa Springs 1SE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1959	Rico, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1959	Karunagapalli, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1959	Noonkanbah, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1959	Gospic, HR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1959	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1959	Ishpeming, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1959	Reading Wb City, US	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1959	Pechey Forestry, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1959	Bollier, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1959	Kaliyal, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1959	Santander Centro, ES	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	35 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1959. 1959 had 272 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	181
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2