Weather Records on 21 December 1971

680 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1971. Highest significance: Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang), AU.

Key Facts for 21 December 1971

On 21 December 1971, 680 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
379 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 661 daily.
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 108.2 mm (4.3 in) on 21 December 1971.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

680 stations

680 station records on 21 December 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Shahristanskij Perev	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Griffith Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Byrock (Wave Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koondrook State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denau	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	56.6 cm (22.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Summervale (Gundaur)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shakhrinau	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Byrock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Ringo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wyangala Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

680 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 21 December 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 21 December 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 661.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

594 broken records

Margins by which the 594 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 261.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1971

Top 20 records on 21 December 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1971	Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang), AU	monthly rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	75 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1971	Wombat (Tumbleton), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1971	Shahristanskij Perev, TJ	monthly rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1971	Goodooga Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1971	Griffith Csiro, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1971	Bainbridge, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1971	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1971	Wantabadgery, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1971	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	119 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1971	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1971	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1971	Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1971	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high max	14.2 C (57.6 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	142 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1971	Byrock (Wave Hill), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1971	Regensburg, DE	daily high min	5.3 C (41.5 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	89 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1971	Camilla 3SE, US	monthly rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1971	Stillmore, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1971	Koondrook State Forest, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1971	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	12.6 C (54.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	142 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1971	Port Alice, CA	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	25.2 cm (9.9 in)	13 years	40 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1971. 1971 had 680 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 2026-10-13 (13 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 50	578
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	3