Weather Records on 21 December 1967

1,923 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1967. Highest significance: Sparta 1 W, US.

Key Facts for 21 December 1967

On 21 December 1967, 1,923 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
868 were record highs and 471 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,849 daily.
Sparta 1 W set a monthly record daily precipitation of 135.9 mm (5.4 in) on 21 December 1967.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,923 stations

1,923 station records on 21 December 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Blue	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Romeo 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hornby Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Power House	Canada	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ozuluama	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Downs Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uitzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cibecue	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
East St Louis Parks Cl	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alta Lake 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tantoyuca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alta Lake 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,923 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 646, Lowest daily maximum 261, Highest daily minimum 222, Lowest daily minimum 210, Heaviest daily rainfall 365, Heaviest daily snowfall 141, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 21 December 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	646
Lowest daily maximum	261
Highest daily minimum	222
Lowest daily minimum	210
Heaviest daily rainfall	365
Heaviest daily snowfall	141
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 21 December 1967 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 68, daily 1,849.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,624 broken records

Margins by which the 1,624 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1967

Top 20 records on 21 December 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1967	Sparta 1 W, US	monthly rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	70 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1967	Rockville, US	monthly rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1967	Blue, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	68.5 cm (27.0 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1967	Frankfort Disposal, US	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1967	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1967	Arcadia, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1967	Windsor, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1967	Port Stanley, CA	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1967	Jerome, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1967	Centralia, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1967	Huntington, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1967	Rochester, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1967	Romeo 1 N, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1967	Ridgetown, CA	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1967	Gisela, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1967	Prescott, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1967	Nashville 1 E, US	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1967	Coldwater St School, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1967	Monroe, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1967	Crown King, US	daily snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	34 years	55 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1967. 1967 had 1,923 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 100	1,581
100 to 200	23
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	3
700 to 800	2