Weather Records on 21 December 2021

323 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 2021. Highest significance: Titusville, US.

Key Facts for 21 December 2021

On 21 December 2021, 323 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
194 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 316 daily.
Titusville set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 21 December 2021.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

323 stations

323 station records on 21 December 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Poprad/Tatry	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Erzurum	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wiseman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Qitai	China	Record high maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dalian	China	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bakherden	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adak AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anyang	China	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glennallen Kcam	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minqin	China	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Science Garden	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darganata	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jiexiu	China	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Columbine	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Byrdalyk	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pike Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hailun	China	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dunhuang	China	Record high maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Asswan	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mashhad	Iran	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chileka	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bakherden	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashgabat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hurguada	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dzhusaly	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saragt	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cimbaj	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tosontsengel	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	-21.9 C (-7.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eikeland	Norway	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Velsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uchadzhy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tedzhen	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

323 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 53, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 21 December 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	53
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 21 December 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 316.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

273 broken records

Margins by which the 273 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 2021

Top 20 records on 21 December 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 2021	Titusville, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	96 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2021	Tabora Airport, TZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2021	Fuzhou, CN	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2021	Poprad/Tatry, SK	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2021	Erzurum, TR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2021	Daytona Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2021	Petersburg 1, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2021	Kellogg, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2021	Tangier City, MA	daily high max	21.9 C (71.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2021	Chardzhev, TM	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2021	Hilo Intl AP 87, US	monthly low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2021	Pelican, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2021	Wiseman, US	daily high max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2021	Gibson 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 2021	Qitai, CN	daily high max	4.1 C (39.4 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 2021	Dalian, CN	daily high max	12.1 C (53.8 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 2021	Raoul Isl/Kermadec, NZ	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 2021	Bakherden, TM	daily high min	13.2 C (55.8 F)	8.7 C (15.7 F)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 2021	Gull Lake Dam, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 2021	Couderay 7 W, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2021. 2021 had 323 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	1,100

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	261
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1