Weather Records on 21 December 1995

878 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1995. Highest significance: Bangalup, AU.

Key Facts for 21 December 1995

On 21 December 1995, 878 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 205 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 825 daily.
Bangalup set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 21 December 1995.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

878 stations

878 station records on 21 December 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bangalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	247.0 mm (9.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.9 C (103.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsrus (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lindley 2N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mirante Do Paranapanema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Windy Hill No.2	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Slippery Rock 1 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dores Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broadholm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.1 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malelane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.4 C (106.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.5 C (106.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bessaker	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mbulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Terre Haute Indiana State	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Honesdale 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sinnemahoning	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

878 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 139, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 81, Deepest snow cover 255.

Records on 21 December 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	139
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	81
Deepest snow cover	255

Records on 21 December 1995 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 49, daily 825.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

693 broken records

Margins by which the 693 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1995

Top 20 records on 21 December 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1995	Bangalup, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1995	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	90 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1995	Wallal Downs, AU	monthly rain	247.0 mm (9.7 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1995	Gregory, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1995	Berlin 5 S, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1995	Fayette 4 SW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1995	Innisfail, AU	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1995	Cairns Aero, AU	daily high max	39.9 C (103.8 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1995	Steynsrus (Mun), ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1995	Mandora, AU	monthly rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1995	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1995	Middletown 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1995	Caro Wwtp, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1995	Eston, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1995	Norwich, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1995	Covington 2 WSW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1995	Eastport, US	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	5.5 cm (2.2 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1995	Lindley 2N, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1995	Wertsville 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1995	Mirante Do Paranapanema, BR	daily rain	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	41 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1995. 1995 had 878 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 50	533
50 to 100	72
100 to 150	52
150 to 200	24
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1