Weather Records on 21 December 1961

254 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1961. Highest significance: Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ.

Key Facts for 21 December 1961

On 21 December 1961, 254 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 247 daily.
Oran-Hopital Militaire set a daily record low minimum temperature of 0.0 C (32.0 F) on 21 December 1961.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

254 stations

254 station records on 21 December 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iron River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goodger Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Graysville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mehkar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Telkwa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.1 C (107.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quinter	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pachora	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parner	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iron River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malsiras	India	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

254 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 21 December 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 21 December 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 247.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

209 broken records

Margins by which the 209 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1961

Top 20 records on 21 December 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1961	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1961	Tsumeb - Pol, NA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1961	Ninette, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1961	Birtle, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1961	New Hazelton, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1961	Davidson, CA	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1961	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1961	Iron River, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1961	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1961	Pawnee City, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1961	Goodger Store, AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1961	Fort Qu'appelle, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1961	Swan River, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1961	Graysville, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1961	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1961	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1961	Mehkar, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1961	Pocahontas, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1961	Crandall Creek, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1961	Albany, AU	daily high min	19.3 C (66.7 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	40 years	26 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 254 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	158
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2