Weather Records on 21 December 2006

1,443 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 2006. Highest significance: Chugwater, US.

Key Facts for 21 December 2006

On 21 December 2006, 1,443 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
537 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 1,350 daily.
Chugwater set a monthly record daily precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 21 December 2006.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

1,443 stations

1,443 station records on 21 December 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Briggsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.3 cm (19.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Lamar 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Briggsdale	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Pickstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dalton	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Thomas River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Rush 1N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kassler	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Evergreen	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Saint Peter 4ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Galliano	United States	Record daily precipitation	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oshkosh 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bonny Dam 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Neligh	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lakewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh 8 SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Osmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 14 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,443 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 212, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 325, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 571, Heaviest daily snowfall 105, Deepest snow cover 95.

Records on 21 December 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	212
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	325
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	571
Heaviest daily snowfall	105
Deepest snow cover	95

Records on 21 December 2006 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 82, daily 1,350.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,245 broken records

Margins by which the 1,245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 424.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 2006

Top 20 records on 21 December 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 2006	Chugwater, US	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 December 2006	Chugwater, US	monthly snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	93 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 December 2006	Briggsdale, US	all-time snowfall	49.3 cm (19.4 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	36 years	75 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2006	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2006	Rush 1N, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	73 years	74 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2006	Lynch, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2006	Boulder, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2006	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2006	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	73 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2006	Lamar 3 SSE, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2006	Dresden, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2006	Harrisburg 12WNW, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	95 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2006	Briggsdale, US	all-time snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 years	70 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2006	Pickstown, US	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	70 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2006	New Orleans Audubon, US	monthly rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	98 years	70 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2006	Dalton, US	all-time snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	2 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2006	Thomas River, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2006	Cheesman, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2006	Sedgwick, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	85 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2006	Stratton, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	68 of 100 (Major)

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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2006. 2006 had 1,443 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 December 2006
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,179
100 to 200	44
200 to 300	15
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	3