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Weather Records on 20 December 1915

18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1915. Highest significance: Jacksonville Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 20 December 1915

  • On 20 December 1915, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 18 daily.
  • Jacksonville Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 72.6 mm (2.9 in) on 20 December 1915.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

18 stations
Weather records on 20 December 1915 18 station records on 20 December 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
18 station records on 20 December 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 December 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation72.6 mm (2.9 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-5.4 C (22.3 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord daily precipitation18.4 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation5.4 mm (0.21 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-17.0 C (1.4 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
HaldenNorwayRecord snow depth20.0 cm (7.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord daily precipitation8.7 mm (0.34 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
AstrakanRussiaRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-8.0 C (17.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-6.0 C (21.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-13.5 C (7.7 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-11.0 C (12.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-25.0 C (-13.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-25.0 C (-13.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

18 records
Records on 20 December 1915 by type Records set or tied on 20 December 1915 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 December 1915 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 20 December 1915 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 20 December 1915 by timescale Records on 20 December 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 18all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 December 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18.
Records on 20 December 1915 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily18

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 December 1915 Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1510 to 20: 020 to 30: 130 to 40: 140 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 December 1915
MarginRecords
0 to 1015
10 to 200
20 to 301
30 to 401
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 1915
Top 18 records on 20 December 1915 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 December 1915Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily rain72.6 mm (2.9 in)25.1 mm (1.0 in)4 years23 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1915Karlshamn, SEdaily low max-5.4 C (22.3 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)28 years21 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1915Kiev, UAdaily rain18.4 mm (0.7 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1915Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1915Orskar_A, SEdaily rain5.4 mm (0.21 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1915Harnosand, SEdaily low max-17.0 C (1.4 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)16 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1915Halden, NOdaily snow depth20.0 cm (7.9 in)6.0 cm (2.4 in)18 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1915Kirov, RUdaily rain8.7 mm (0.34 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)4 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1915Beatrice, CAdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)3.8 cm (1.5 in)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1915Kola-In-Murman, RUdaily rain4.8 mm (0.19 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1915Astrakan, RUdaily high min2.2 C (36.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)30 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1915Boras, SEdaily low max-8.0 C (17.6 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1915Jonkoping, SEdaily low max-6.0 C (21.2 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1915Jonkoping, SEdaily low min-13.5 C (7.7 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1915Vastervik, SEdaily low min-11.0 C (12.2 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1915Harnosand, SEdaily low min-25.0 C (-13.0 F)3.7 C (6.7 F)5 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1915Beatrice, CAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1915Umea, SEdaily low min-25.0 C (-13.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)5 years4 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 1915
Records on 12-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1915. 1915 had 18 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 1915. 1915 had 18 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).