Weather Records in 1921: Year in Review

32,576 weather records were set or tied in 1921, including 8,787 temperature record highs and 3,455 record lows, and 12,301 of them still stand.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

32,576 weather records were set or tied in 1921, including 8,787 record highs and 3,455 record lows of maximum and minimum temperature.
12,301 of the 32,576 records set in 1921 still stand (37.8%).
March 1921 had the most records: 3,423.
Australia had the most records in 1921: 15,612, with 524 highs and 327 lows.
3,034 stations had a full year of temperature data in 1921, so counts differ between years partly because the number of reporting stations does.

Highs and Lows

Temperature records set or tied in 1921

Record highs and record lows set or tied in 1921
Record highs	8,787
Record lows	3,455

Still Standing

37.8% of the year's records

Records set in 1921 that still stand or have since been beaten
Still stand	12,301 (37.8%)
Since beaten or tied	20,275 (62.2%)

A record stands until a later observation beats or ties it, as of 2026-10-12.

By Type and Timescale

Records set or tied in 1921 by type
Record daily precipitation	19,732
Record high minimum temperature	4,557
Record high maximum temperature	4,230
Record low minimum temperature	1,778
Record low maximum temperature	1,677
Record daily snowfall	560
Record snow depth	42

Records set or tied in 1921 by timescale
Daily	31,161
Monthly	1,271
All-time	144

By Month

Weather records set or tied in each calendar month of 1921, all types together.

Records set or tied in each month of 1921
Month	Records
Jan	2,153
Feb	2,248
Mar	3,423
Apr	3,043
May	3,145
Jun	2,789
Jul	3,166
Aug	2,295
Sep	2,521
Oct	2,288
Nov	2,552
Dec	2,953

Countries With the Most Records

Countries with the most records set or tied in 1921
Country	Records	Highs	Lows
Australia	15,612	524	327
United States	4,669	2,749	833
Canada	4,101	2,123	683
Germany	2,147	1,140	476
Sweden	1,547	727	361
South Africa	1,366	0	0
Russia	804	342	175
Algeria	392	159	155
United Kingdom	351	271	64
Denmark	299	180	54
Austria	222	149	66
Tunisia	186	96	59
Ukraine	154	56	46
Ireland	103	59	25
Croatia	72	44	10

The Top 10 Records of 1921

By significance score

The 10 highest significance records of 1921
Date	Station	Country	Record	Value	Significance
1921-05-19	Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
1921-11-03	Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Monthly precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
1921-03-01	Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	All-time precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
1921-03-01	Ardrossan	Australia	All-time precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
1921-09-30	San Diego Wbo	United States	Monthly precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
1921-12-27	Coan Downs	Australia	All-time precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
1921-02-28	Moonaree	Australia	All-time precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
1921-03-01	Booleroo Centre	Australia	All-time precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
1921-03-01	Carrieton	Australia	All-time precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
1921-03-01	Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	All-time precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)

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)) Data as of 2026-10-12. Records are computed by this site and are not official. Counts depend on how many stations reported.