Snow event in United States, 10 to 24 December 2020

Name: Snow event in United States, 10 to 24 December 2020
Start: 2020-12-10
End: 2020-12-24
Location: United States

Snow event in United States, 10 to 24 December 2020: 309 records at 194 stations, peak on 16 December 2020. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Key Facts

Snow event in United States, 10 to 24 December 2020 set or tied 309 station records at 194 stations.
It ran from 10 December 2020 to 24 December 2020 (15 days) and its peak day was 16 December 2020.
Status: closed.
Meade set a daily record snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 13 December 2020.
The busiest day was 16 December 2020 with 63 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 126 years.

Footprint

10 to 24 December 2020

The area covered by Snow event in United States, 10 to 24 December 2020 is outlined, with 14 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Snow event in United States, 10 to 24 December 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Meade	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2020-12-13
Woodward	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	2020-12-16
Fargo 3ENE	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	2020-12-16
Richfield	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2020-12-16
Arnett 3NE	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2020-12-16
Orienta 1SSW	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2020-12-17
Kingfisher	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2020-12-17
Wells	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2020-12-15
Marshall	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2020-12-14
Rocky Ford 2 SE	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2020-12-15
Follett	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2020-12-16
Seminole	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2020-12-14
Richfield 10 WSW	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2020-12-13
Mangum	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2020-12-14

Records per Day

Peak day 63

Records set or tied each day from 10 December 2020 to 24 December 2020. The most in one day was 63 on 16 December 2020.

Records per day during Snow event in United States, 10 to 24 December 2020
Date	Records
2020-12-10	6
2020-12-11	14
2020-12-12	41
2020-12-13	53
2020-12-14	59
2020-12-15	35
2020-12-16	63
2020-12-17	18
2020-12-18	12
2020-12-19	2
2020-12-20	1
2020-12-21	1
2020-12-22	1
2020-12-23	2
2020-12-24	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Snow event in United States, 10 to 24 December 2020 ranked by margin
Woodward, 12-16	23.4 cm (9.2 in)
Richfield, 12-16	22.9 cm (9.0 in)
Meade, 12-14	22.9 cm (9.0 in)
Meade, 12-17	22.8 cm (9.0 in)
Fargo 3ENE, 12-16	22.4 cm (8.8 in)
Meade, 12-13	20.3 cm (8.0 in)
Woodward, 12-16	20.3 cm (8.0 in)
Arnett 3NE, 12-16	15.2 cm (6.0 in)
Orienta 1SSW, 12-17	15.2 cm (6.0 in)
Marshall, 12-14	15.2 cm (6.0 in)
Richfield 10 WSW, 12-13	12.7 cm (5.0 in)
Wells, 12-15	11.4 cm (4.5 in)
Follett, 12-16	10.2 cm (4.0 in)
Orienta 1SSW, 12-18	10.2 cm (4.0 in)
Seminole, 12-14	10.2 cm (4.0 in)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

309 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Snow event in United States, 10 to 24 December 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
203	118
234	90
224	78
229	124
203	106
152	109
152	64
77	90
229	33
228	31
114	86
89	89
152	68
76	105
102	90
102	64
102	87
127	53
77	88
102	64
76	80
77	80
127	55
41	106
107	72
102	64
51	89
28	126
76	79
125	36
38	92
26	118
26	106
26	104
25	100
150	12
50	71
71	71
46	79
26	116
51	46
76	65
51	79
12	101
50	80
26	92
39	82
28	86
89	52
5	113
76	62
26	94
7	102
127	33
3	118
51	79
77	31
77	45
153	13
13	94
51	65
18	88
53	79
51	74
50	64
76	55
127	12
2	98
51	72
101	46
51	67
5	89
25	77
25	77
13	88
89	33
5	88
10	88
51	60
76	60
76	48
51	48
15	80
51	62
25	77
76	58
109	12
76	53
51	69
51	65
35	56
8	84
25	74
56	28
38	62
58	48
50	55
30	69
50	60
127	28
127	28
25	77
25	72
78	35
25	60
25	60
25	60
153	13
5	75
10	70
25	62
25	64
51	59
96	12
28	68
26	56
76	13
26	60
26	60
26	60
68	39
38	48
119	9
25	67
58	55
94	13
13	74
25	72
63	50
13	72
25	72
25	72
51	65
51	48
25	22
25	67
51	36
25	72
89	15
25	72
18	53
8	72
51	53
127	37
76	53
25	66
51	20
25	55
51	54
28	57
54	42
30	48
13	55
12	55
43	19
3	62
51	14
10	64
25	53
61	20
76	32
12	62
109	13
3	64
71	17
51	36
13	63
18	55
12	56
40	35
26	53
101	34
46	20
33	28
8	55
64	17
10	48
25	49
25	48
38	33
50	31
2	62
51	16
38	28
8	55
25	53
17	36
16	30
25	42
38	1
3	46
63	32
127	14
26	33
7	48
26	49
51	13
66	11
38	19
13	32

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Snow event in United States, 10 to 24 December 2020 compared with similar events
Snow event in United States, 3 to 27 January 2024	2,190 records
Snow event in United States, 24 November to 22 December 2025	1,539 records
Snow event in United States, 9 to 29 April 2022	1,475 records
Snow event in United States, 27 September to 17 October 2018	1,247 records
Snow event in United States, 26 September to 23 October 2019	1,194 records
Snow event in United States, 10 to 24 December 2020 (this event)	309 records

Every Record Set

20 of 309

Every record set or tied during Snow event in United States, 10 to 24 December 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-12-13	Meade	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	118	77 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-13	Richfield 10 WSW	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53	51 of 100 (Notable)
2020-12-14	Meade	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33	58 of 100 (Notable)
2020-12-14	Marshall	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68	57 of 100 (Notable)
2020-12-14	Seminole	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87	52 of 100 (Notable)
2020-12-14	Mangum	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	88	50 of 100 (Notable)
2020-12-14	Orienta 1SSW	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64	50 of 100 (Notable)
2020-12-15	Wells	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	86	58 of 100 (Notable)
2020-12-15	Rocky Ford 2 SE	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	105	56 of 100 (Notable)
2020-12-16	Woodward	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	90	77 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-16	Fargo 3ENE	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	78	70 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-16	Richfield	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	124	68 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-16	Woodward	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	106	67 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-16	Arnett 3NE	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	109	66 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-16	Kingfisher	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	89	58 of 100 (Notable)
2020-12-16	Follett	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	90	56 of 100 (Notable)
2020-12-17	Orienta 1SSW	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64	65 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-17	Kingfisher	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	90	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-17	Meade	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	31	58 of 100 (Notable)
2020-12-18	Orienta 1SSW	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64	53 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 309 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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 2026-10-18. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
203	118
234	90
224	78
229	124
203	106
152	109
152	64
77	90
229	33
228	31
114	86
89	89
152	68
76	105
102	90
102	64
102	87
127	53
77	88
102	64
76	80
77	80
127	55
41	106
107	72
102	64
51	89
28	126
76	79
125	36
38	92
26	118
26	106
26	104
25	100
150	12
50	71
71	71
46	79
26	116
51	46
76	65
51	79
12	101
50	80
26	92
39	82
28	86
89	52
5	113
76	62
26	94
7	102
127	33
3	118
51	79
77	31
77	45
153	13
13	94
51	65
18	88
53	79
51	74
50	64
76	55
127	12
2	98
51	72
101	46
51	67
5	89
25	77
25	77
13	88
89	33
5	88
10	88
51	60
76	60
76	48
51	48
15	80
51	62
25	77
76	58
109	12
76	53
51	69
51	65
35	56
8	84
25	74
56	28
38	62
58	48
50	55
30	69
50	60
127	28
127	28
25	77
25	72
78	35
25	60
25	60
25	60
153	13
5	75
10	70
25	62
25	64
51	59
96	12
28	68
26	56
76	13
26	60
26	60
26	60
68	39
38	48
119	9
25	67
58	55
94	13
13	74
25	72
63	50
13	72
25	72
25	72
51	65
51	48
25	22
25	67
51	36
25	72
89	15
25	72
18	53
8	72
51	53
127	37
76	53
25	66
51	20
25	55
51	54
28	57
54	42
30	48
13	55
12	55
43	19
3	62
51	14
10	64
25	53
61	20
76	32
12	62
109	13
3	64
71	17
51	36
13	63
18	55
12	56
40	35
26	53
101	34
46	20
33	28
8	55
64	17
10	48
25	49
25	48
38	33
50	31
2	62
51	16
38	28
8	55
25	53
17	36
16	30
25	42
38	1
3	46
63	32
127	14
26	33
7	48
26	49
51	13
66	11
38	19
13	32

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
203	118
234	90
224	78
229	124
203	106
152	109
152	64
77	90
229	33
228	31
114	86
89	89
152	68
76	105
102	90
102	64
102	87
127	53
77	88
102	64
76	80
77	80
127	55
41	106
107	72
102	64
51	89
28	126
76	79
125	36
38	92
26	118
26	106
26	104
25	100
150	12
50	71
71	71
46	79
26	116
51	46
76	65
51	79
12	101
50	80
26	92
39	82
28	86
89	52
5	113
76	62
26	94
7	102
127	33
3	118
51	79
77	31
77	45
153	13
13	94
51	65
18	88
53	79
51	74
50	64
76	55
127	12
2	98
51	72
101	46
51	67
5	89
25	77
25	77
13	88
89	33
5	88
10	88
51	60
76	60
76	48
51	48
15	80
51	62
25	77
76	58
109	12
76	53
51	69
51	65
35	56
8	84
25	74
56	28
38	62
58	48
50	55
30	69
50	60
127	28
127	28
25	77
25	72
78	35
25	60
25	60
25	60
153	13
5	75
10	70
25	62
25	64
51	59
96	12
28	68
26	56
76	13
26	60
26	60
26	60
68	39
38	48
119	9
25	67
58	55
94	13
13	74
25	72
63	50
13	72
25	72
25	72
51	65
51	48
25	22
25	67
51	36
25	72
89	15
25	72
18	53
8	72
51	53
127	37
76	53
25	66
51	20
25	55
51	54
28	57
54	42
30	48
13	55
12	55
43	19
3	62
51	14
10	64
25	53
61	20
76	32
12	62
109	13
3	64
71	17
51	36
13	63
18	55
12	56
40	35
26	53
101	34
46	20
33	28
8	55
64	17
10	48
25	49
25	48
38	33
50	31
2	62
51	16
38	28
8	55
25	53
17	36
16	30
25	42
38	1
3	46
63	32
127	14
26	33
7	48
26	49
51	13
66	11
38	19
13	32

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
203	118
234	90
224	78
229	124
203	106
152	109
152	64
77	90
229	33
228	31
114	86
89	89
152	68
76	105
102	90
102	64
102	87
127	53
77	88
102	64
76	80
77	80
127	55
41	106
107	72
102	64
51	89
28	126
76	79
125	36
38	92
26	118
26	106
26	104
25	100
150	12
50	71
71	71
46	79
26	116
51	46
76	65
51	79
12	101
50	80
26	92
39	82
28	86
89	52
5	113
76	62
26	94
7	102
127	33
3	118
51	79
77	31
77	45
153	13
13	94
51	65
18	88
53	79
51	74
50	64
76	55
127	12
2	98
51	72
101	46
51	67
5	89
25	77
25	77
13	88
89	33
5	88
10	88
51	60
76	60
76	48
51	48
15	80
51	62
25	77
76	58
109	12
76	53
51	69
51	65
35	56
8	84
25	74
56	28
38	62
58	48
50	55
30	69
50	60
127	28
127	28
25	77
25	72
78	35
25	60
25	60
25	60
153	13
5	75
10	70
25	62
25	64
51	59
96	12
28	68
26	56
76	13
26	60
26	60
26	60
68	39
38	48
119	9
25	67
58	55
94	13
13	74
25	72
63	50
13	72
25	72
25	72
51	65
51	48
25	22
25	67
51	36
25	72
89	15
25	72
18	53
8	72
51	53
127	37
76	53
25	66
51	20
25	55
51	54
28	57
54	42
30	48
13	55
12	55
43	19
3	62
51	14
10	64
25	53
61	20
76	32
12	62
109	13
3	64
71	17
51	36
13	63
18	55
12	56
40	35
26	53
101	34
46	20
33	28
8	55
64	17
10	48
25	49
25	48
38	33
50	31
2	62
51	16
38	28
8	55
25	53
17	36
16	30
25	42
38	1
3	46
63	32
127	14
26	33
7	48
26	49
51	13
66	11
38	19
13	32