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Weather Records on 20 December 1897

4 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1897. Highest significance: Bathurst Gaol, AU.

Key Facts for 20 December 1897

  • On 20 December 1897, 4 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 4 daily.
  • Bathurst Gaol set a daily record precipitation of 66.8 mm (2.6 in) on 20 December 1897.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

4 stations
Weather records on 20 December 1897 4 station records on 20 December 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
4 station records on 20 December 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 December 1897: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation66.8 mm (2.6 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
GoulburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

4 records
Records on 20 December 1897 by type Records set or tied on 20 December 1897 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 01234Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 December 1897 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 20 December 1897 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 December 1897 by timescale Records on 20 December 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 4. 01234all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 4all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 December 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 4.
Records on 20 December 1897 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily4

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 December 1897 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.4. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 10: 210 to 20: 120 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 December 1897
MarginRecords
0 to 102
10 to 201
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 1897
Top 4 records on 20 December 1897 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 December 1897Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily rain66.8 mm (2.6 in)42.4 mm (1.7 in)8 years45 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1897Cooma Lambie Street, AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)10 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1897Bringelly (Maryland), AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)8 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1897Goulburn, AUdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)8 years8 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 1897
Records on 12-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1897. 1897 had 4 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11795: 11804: 11805: 21808: 11815: 11828: 11837: 11846: 11855: 81858: 11860: 11866: 11867: 11868: 11869: 11871: 21874: 31875: 11877: 21878: 11879: 11880: 11881: 11882: 11884: 41885: 11886: 41889: 41890: 21891: 21892: 11894: 21895: 81896: 11897: 41898: 21899: 11900: 71901: 81902: 141903: 171904: 91905: 51906: 51907: 111908: 51909: 221910: 171911: 241912: 271913: 71914: 431915: 181916: 451917: 331918: 181919: 251920: 221921: 1011922: 881923: 2151924: 3321925: 961926: 1631927: 2001928: 931929: 2561930: 671931: 5361932: 1701933: 4921934: 2651935: 1521936: 4161937: 1811938: 2401939: 3081940: 9651941: 6331942: 8171943: 1931944: 3401945: 4301946: 3271947: 3851948: 3451949: 1,1411950: 7581951: 9261952: 3941953: 3851954: 4161955: 7261956: 4711957: 1,3541958: 3821959: 1421960: 3541961: 3691962: 4751963: 8751964: 4991965: 3531966: 5551967: 1,3701968: 4821969: 5141970: 5181971: 4411972: 4481973: 1,1841974: 3281975: 6101976: 3821977: 4841978: 9101979: 6001980: 6671981: 1,6811982: 7121983: 2,9951984: 1,4111985: 1,0351986: 3211987: 1,1791988: 7601989: 1,8121990: 1,8851991: 1,1721992: 1,1341993: 1,2661994: 8131995: 1,1281996: 1,4481997: 6511998: 1,1101999: 9382000: 1,1502001: 5232002: 9432003: 1,3152004: 8362005: 5152006: 1,3872007: 9862008: 1,3562009: 1,5022010: 2,0552011: 8462012: 1,1312013: 5842014: 5242015: 1,2382016: 6032017: 6882018: 5882019: 7292020: 5542021: 4412022: 5672023: 1,2402024: 8972025: 1,1671793187418961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1897. 1897 had 4 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-20 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17951
18041
18052
18081
18151
18281
18371
18461
18558
18581
18601
18661
18671
18681
18691
18712
18743
18751
18772
18781
18791
18801
18811
18821
18844
18851
18864
18894
18902
18912
18921
18942
18958
18961
18974
18982
18991
19007
19018
190214
190317
19049
19055
19065
190711
19085
190922
191017
191124
191227
19137
191443
191518
191645
191733
191818
191925
192022
1921101
192288
1923215
1924332
192596
1926163
1927200
192893
1929256
193067
1931536
1932170
1933492
1934265
1935152
1936416
1937181
1938240
1939308
1940965
1941633
1942817
1943193
1944340
1945430
1946327
1947385
1948345
19491,141
1950758
1951926
1952394
1953385
1954416
1955726
1956471
19571,354
1958382
1959142
1960354
1961369
1962475
1963875
1964499
1965353
1966555
19671,370
1968482
1969514
1970518
1971441
1972448
19731,184
1974328
1975610
1976382
1977484
1978910
1979600
1980667
19811,681
1982712
19832,995
19841,411
19851,035
1986321
19871,179
1988760
19891,812
19901,885
19911,172
19921,134
19931,266
1994813
19951,128
19961,448
1997651
19981,110
1999938
20001,150
2001523
2002943
20031,315
2004836
2005515
20061,387
2007986
20081,356
20091,502
20102,055
2011846
20121,131
2013584
2014524
20151,238
2016603
2017688
2018588
2019729
2020554
2021441
2022567
20231,240
2024897
20251,167

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).