Weather Records on 12 December 2021

441 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 2021. Highest significance: Liberec, CZ.

Key Facts for 12 December 2021

On 12 December 2021, 441 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 434 daily.
Liberec set a monthly record daily precipitation of 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 12 December 2021.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

441 stations

441 station records on 12 December 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Liberec	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Libus	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ruzyne	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Piestany	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chernivtsi	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wiseman	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maun	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crooked River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Connaught	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Isparta	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eikeland	Norway	Record snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Funafuti Intl Arpt	Tuvalu	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Risor Brannstasjon	Norway	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lemolo Lake 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnicu Valcea	Romania	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conowingo Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Forks Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bogorodskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Craig	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adak AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lemolo Lake 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boylefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Picabo	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mombasa	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grosse Pointe Farms	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

441 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 219, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 72, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 12 December 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	219
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	72
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 12 December 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 434.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 2021

Top 20 records on 12 December 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 2021	Liberec, CZ	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2021	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2021	Kljuchi, RU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2021	Praha-Libus, CZ	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2021	Ruzyne, CZ	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2021	Piestany, SK	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2021	Oelrichs, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	112 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2021	Chernivtsi, UA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2021	Wiseman, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2021	Maun, BW	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2021	Belgrade (Observatory), RS	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2021	Angelica, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	121 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2021	Franklinville, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	121 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2021	Goodland, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2021	Chinook, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	124 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2021	Avon, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	121 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2021	Sandakan, MY	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2021	Elizabethton, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2021	Stevensville 2SW, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2021	Delhi 2 SE, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	90 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

1796 to 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2021. 2021 had 441 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	339
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2