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Weather Records on 20 December 1908

5 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1908. Highest significance: Sacramento 5 ESE, US.

Key Facts for 20 December 1908

  • On 20 December 1908, 5 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 4 daily.
  • Sacramento 5 ESE set an all-time record low maximum temperature of 2.2 C (36.0 F) on 20 December 1908.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

5 stations
Weather records on 20 December 1908 5 station records on 20 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
5 station records on 20 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 December 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature27.0 C (80.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.8 C (47.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

5 records
Records on 20 December 1908 by type Records set or tied on 20 December 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2. 01122Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 0Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 December 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2.
Records on 20 December 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall0
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 December 1908 by timescale Records on 20 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 4. 01234all-time: 1monthly: 0daily: 4all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 4.
Records on 20 December 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly0
daily4

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 December 1908 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 1.5. Ties are not counted. 011220.0 to 0.2: 00.2 to 0.4: 10.4 to 0.6: 20.6 to 0.8: 00.8 to 1.0: 01.0 to 1.2: 01.2 to 1.4: 01.4 to 1.6: 10.0 to 0.20.2 to 0.40.4 to 0.60.6 to 0.80.8 to 1.01.0 to 1.21.2 to 1.41.4 to 1.6
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 1.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 December 1908
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.20
0.2 to 0.41
0.4 to 0.62
0.6 to 0.80
0.8 to 1.00
1.0 to 1.20
1.2 to 1.40
1.4 to 1.61

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 1908
Top 5 records on 20 December 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 December 1908Sacramento 5 ESE, USall-time low max2.2 C (36.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years31 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1908Hambantota, LKdaily low max27.0 C (80.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1908Portland Rfc City, USdaily low min-5.0 C (23.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1908Armagh, GBdaily high min8.8 C (47.8 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)6 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1908Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low min (Tie)-1.1 C (30.0 F)tie10 years1 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 1908
Records on 12-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 5 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: 5922019: 7312020: 5542021: 4422022: 5672023: 1,2422024: 8972025: 1,1661793187418961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 5 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
2018592
2019731
2020554
2021442
2022567
20231,242
2024897
20251,166

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).