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Weather Records on 20 December 1914

43 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1914. Highest significance: Wilcannia (Mount Murchison), AU.

Key Facts for 20 December 1914

  • On 20 December 1914, 43 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 12 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 42 daily.
  • Wilcannia (Mount Murchison) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 41.1 mm (1.6 in) on 20 December 1914.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

43 stations
Weather records on 20 December 1914 43 station records on 20 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
43 station records on 20 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 December 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.1 mm (1.6 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd ASwedenRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LauraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
NilleraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsons MountAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.3 mm (1.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KazalinskKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation5.9 mm (0.23 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature18.1 C (64.6 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature27.9 C (82.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)GermanyRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord high minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
YardeaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill (Genanaguy)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky BayAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Minimay (Booroopki)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.5 C (36.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.5 C (36.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
MinlatonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.8 mm (0.07 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliot Caravan ParkAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SEAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
NaracoorteAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet RdAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord high maximum temperature6.9 C (44.4 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Shire HallAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)0 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

43 records
Records on 20 December 1914 by type Records set or tied on 20 December 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 11Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 27Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 December 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 20 December 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum11
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall27
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 December 1914 by timescale Records on 20 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 42. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 42all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 42.
Records on 20 December 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily42

How Much Records Were Beaten By

38 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 December 1914 Margins by which the 38 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 305 to 10: 510 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 38 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 December 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 530
5 to 105
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 252

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 1914
Top 20 records on 20 December 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 December 1914Wilcannia (Mount Murchison), AUmonthly rain41.1 mm (1.6 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)20 years24 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1914Haparanda, SEdaily rain14.3 mm (0.6 in)8.5 mm (0.33 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1914Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1914Holmogadd A, SEdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1914Laura, AUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1914Nillera, AUdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1914Robertsons Mount, AUdaily rain37.3 mm (1.5 in)20.8 mm (0.8 in)11 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1914Kazalinsk, KZdaily rain5.9 mm (0.23 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1914Truro, CAdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)28 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1914Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high min18.1 C (64.6 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)42 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1914Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily high min27.9 C (82.2 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1914Peterborough, AUdaily rain2.3 mm (0.09 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1914Halifax, CAdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1914Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DEdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1914Harnosand, SEdaily high min1.0 C (33.8 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1914Yardea, AUdaily rain0.5 mm (0.02 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)33 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1914Peak Hill (Genanaguy), AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1914Madison Wb City, USdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)2.3 cm (0.9 in)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1914Streaky Bay, AUdaily rain3.3 mm (0.13 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1914Sveg, SEdaily high min-0.5 C (31.1 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)24 years12 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 1914
Records on 12-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1914. 1914 had 43 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 1914. 1914 had 43 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).