Weather Records on 21 December 1969

828 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1969. Highest significance: Bandon 2 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 21 December 1969

On 21 December 1969, 828 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
298 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 770 daily.
Bandon 2 NNE set a daily record precipitation of 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 21 December 1969.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

828 stations

828 station records on 21 December 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hart Mtn Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carmi 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-24.5 C (-12.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nokomis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-24.7 C (-12.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-28.4 C (-19.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-26.4 C (-15.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.7 C (-1.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton City Centre A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

828 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 175, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 114, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 21 December 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	175
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	114
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 21 December 1969 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 57, daily 770.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

660 broken records

Margins by which the 660 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1969

Top 20 records on 21 December 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1969	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1969	Steele 4N, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1969	Jena Sternwarte, DE	monthly low max	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	139 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1969	Weimar, DE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1969	Asheville, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1969	Millungera Station, AU	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1969	Magdeburg, DE	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1969	Regensburg, DE	daily low max	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1969	Chemnitz, DE	monthly low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1969	Keno, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1969	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1969	Hart Mtn Refuge, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1969	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low max	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1969	Wien, AT	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1969	Halle, DE	monthly low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1969	Auburn, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1969	Assiniboia, CA	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1969	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	monthly low min	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1969	Potsdam, DE	monthly low max	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1969	Bamberg, DE	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	89 years	39 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1969. 1969 had 828 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).