Weather Records on 1 December 2021

2,030 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 2021. Highest significance: Nimbin Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 1 December 2021

On 1 December 2021, 2,030 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,599 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 618 monthly and 1,411 daily.
Nimbin Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 137.0 mm (5.4 in) on 1 December 2021.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 1 December 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Palen Creek Correctional	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Yokohama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
McKenzie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Orrefors_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Moorang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Warroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jambin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woleai Atoll	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Skedemosse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barney	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maroon Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ballandean Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bromolla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stehag	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coolesha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tokyo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kobe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coulee Dam 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Applethorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chiba	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oakington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moogerah Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam (Muirne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Onahama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carneys Creek the Ranch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Melva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,030 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 949, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 650, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 388, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 1 December 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	949
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	650
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	388
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 1 December 2021 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 618, daily 1,411.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,772 broken records

Margins by which the 1,772 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 2021

Top 20 records on 1 December 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 2021	Nimbin Post Office, AU	daily rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	90 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2021	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	monthly high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	103 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2021	Hano_A, SE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2021	Sumoto, JP	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2021	Palen Creek Correctional, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2021	Mito, JP	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2021	Yokohama, JP	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2021	Yuleba Garden St, AU	monthly rain	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2021	Olands Sodra Udde, SE	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	138 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2021	McKenzie Creek, AU	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2021	Orrefors_D, SE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2021	Moorang, AU	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2021	Karlshamn, SE	monthly rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	122 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2021	Warroo Station, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2021	Old Koreelah (McPherson), AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2021	Jambin Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2021	Woleai Atoll, FM	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2021	Fagerhult_D, SE	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2021	Tivjaku, RU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2021	Berezovo, RU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	38 years	20 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

1797 to 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2021. 2021 had 2,030 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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Data for records on 2021-12-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,744
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1