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Weather Records on 20 December 1911

24 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1911. Highest significance: Uccle, BE.

Key Facts for 20 December 1911

  • On 20 December 1911, 24 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 12 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Uccle set a daily record high minimum temperature of 8.2 C (46.8 F) on 20 December 1911.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

24 stations
Weather records on 20 December 1911 24 station records on 20 December 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
24 station records on 20 December 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 December 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
UccleBelgiumRecord high minimum temperature8.2 C (46.8 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.3 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation9.5 mm (0.37 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MalmesburySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature23.0 C (73.4 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation3.2 mm (0.13 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.7 C (36.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation47.5 mm (1.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature4.9 C (40.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation42.9 mm (1.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high minimum temperature4.2 C (39.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature9.8 C (49.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
West TerschellingNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature4.2 C (39.6 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature14.6 C (58.3 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature4.8 C (40.6 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

24 records
Records on 20 December 1911 by type Records set or tied on 20 December 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 9Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 December 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 20 December 1911 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum9
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 December 1911 by timescale Records on 20 December 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 December 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 24.
Records on 20 December 1911 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 December 1911 Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 3: 143 to 5: 15 to 8: 18 to 10: 110 to 13: 213 to 15: 115 to 18: 018 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 December 1911
MarginRecords
0 to 314
3 to 51
5 to 81
8 to 101
10 to 132
13 to 151
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 1911
Top 20 records on 20 December 1911 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 December 1911Uccle, BEdaily high min8.2 C (46.8 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)74 years33 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1911Magdeburg, DEdaily rain11.3 mm (0.4 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1911Piketberg (Pol), ZAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)18.0 mm (0.7 in)6 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1911Royal Observatory, ZAdaily rain9.5 mm (0.37 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1911Malmesbury, ZAdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)0 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1911Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily high max23.0 C (73.4 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)13 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1911Kola-In-Murman, RUdaily rain3.2 mm (0.13 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1911Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)0 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1911Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily high min2.7 C (36.9 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1911Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily rain47.5 mm (1.9 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)5 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1911Freiburg, DEdaily high min4.9 C (40.8 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1911Montgomery Wb City, USdaily rain42.9 mm (1.7 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1911Tulbagh (Pol), ZAdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)14.3 mm (0.6 in)0 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1911Stony Mountain, CAdaily high min-6.7 C (19.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1911Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily high min4.2 C (39.6 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)10 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1911Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily high max9.8 C (49.6 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)18 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1911West Terschelling, NLdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1911Tranebjerg, DKdaily high min4.2 C (39.6 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)10 years7 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1911Freiburg, DEdaily high max14.6 C (58.3 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)1 year7 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1911Vestervig, DKdaily high min4.8 C (40.6 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)6 years6 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 1911
Records on 12-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1911. 1911 had 24 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 1911. 1911 had 24 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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