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Weather Records on 20 December 1916

45 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1916. Highest significance: Windsor Riverside, CA.

Key Facts for 20 December 1916

  • On 20 December 1916, 45 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 42 daily.
  • Windsor Riverside set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 20 December 1916.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

45 stations
Weather records on 20 December 1916 45 station records on 20 December 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
45 station records on 20 December 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 December 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
CottamCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-31.7 C (-25.1 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr PltUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-18.9 C (-2.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'RussiaRecord daily precipitation14.1 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-GorodokRussiaRecord daily precipitation6.0 mm (0.24 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-38.9 C (-38.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth8.0 cm (3.1 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-18.3 C (-0.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-25.0 C (-13.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-22.8 C (-9.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-32.2 C (-26.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr PltUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-24.4 C (-11.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-39.4 C (-38.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2CanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-25.6 C (-14.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2CanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord daily precipitation3.7 mm (0.15 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-16.7 C (1.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord high minimum temperature4.3 C (39.7 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-24.4 C (-11.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-37.8 C (-36.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
SimferopolUkraineRecord daily precipitation10.3 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-35.6 C (-32.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-21.7 C (-7.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
GorkiBelarusRecord daily precipitation8.0 mm (0.31 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-33.8 C (-28.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord daily precipitation9.3 mm (0.37 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Malin HeadIrelandRecord daily precipitation7.3 mm (0.29 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose PlainsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
ElatmaRussiaRecord daily precipitation6.0 mm (0.24 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation6.0 mm (0.24 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-23.3 C (-9.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-24.4 C (-11.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

45 records
Records on 20 December 1916 by type Records set or tied on 20 December 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 10Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 11Heaviest daily rainfall: 13Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 December 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 20 December 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum10
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum11
Heaviest daily rainfall13
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 20 December 1916 by timescale Records on 20 December 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 42. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 42all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 December 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 42.
Records on 20 December 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily42

How Much Records Were Beaten By

40 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 December 1916 Margins by which the 40 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.0. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 10: 3510 to 20: 120 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 150 to 60: 20 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 40 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 December 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 1035
10 to 201
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 501
50 to 602

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 1916
Top 20 records on 20 December 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 December 1916Windsor Riverside, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)5.9 cm (2.3 in)31 years26 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1916Cottam, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)4.9 cm (1.9 in)31 years24 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1916Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, USmonthly low max-31.7 C (-25.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)29 years24 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1916Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, USmonthly low max-18.9 C (-2.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)28 years21 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1916Maly Uzen', RUdaily rain14.1 mm (0.6 in)9.5 mm (0.37 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1916Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RUdaily rain6.0 mm (0.24 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1916St Albans, CAdaily low min-38.9 C (-38.0 F)7.8 C (14.0 F)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1916Freiburg, DEdaily snow depth8.0 cm (3.1 in)5.0 cm (2.0 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1916La Crosse Wb City, USdaily low max-18.3 C (-0.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1916Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)29 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1916St Albans, CAdaily low max-25.0 C (-13.0 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)28 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1916Concordia ASOS, USdaily low min-22.8 C (-9.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)28 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1916Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily low min-32.2 C (-26.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1916Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, USdaily low min-24.4 C (-11.9 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1916Qu'appelle, CAdaily low min-39.4 C (-38.9 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1916Chatham 2, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)2.3 cm (0.9 in)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1916Durham, GBdaily low min-8.9 C (16.0 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)25 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1916Stony Mountain, CAdaily low max-25.6 C (-14.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1916Chatham 2, CAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1916Guelph Oac, CAdaily high max6.7 C (44.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)34 years15 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 1916
Records on 12-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 45 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 1916. 1916 had 45 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).