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Weather Records on 20 December 1919

25 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1919. Highest significance: Stony Mountain, CA.

Key Facts for 20 December 1919

  • On 20 December 1919, 25 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Stony Mountain set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 20 December 1919.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

25 stations
Weather records on 20 December 1919 25 station records on 20 December 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
25 station records on 20 December 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 December 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Stony MountainCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-27.2 C (-17.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-18.9 C (-2.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-20.6 C (-5.1 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Malin HeadIrelandRecord daily precipitation14.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-20.6 C (-5.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-21.1 C (-6.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-42.3 C (-44.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-42.9 C (-45.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.7 mm (0.30 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-13.9 C (7.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
NorthfieldUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-24.4 C (-11.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bad MuskauGermanyRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord snow depth17.8 cm (7.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
KazalinskKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature9.3 C (48.7 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-18.9 C (-2.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
AltonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-22.8 C (-9.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-28.0 C (-18.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

25 records
Records on 20 December 1919 by type Records set or tied on 20 December 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1. 035810Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 10Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 December 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 20 December 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum10
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 20 December 1919 by timescale Records on 20 December 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 December 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 24.
Records on 20 December 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

19 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 December 1919 Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1710 to 20: 020 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 December 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 1017
10 to 200
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 1919
Top 20 records on 20 December 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 December 1919Stony Mountain, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)6.4 cm (2.5 in)32 years26 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1919Belle Isle, CAdaily low min-27.2 C (-17.0 F)7.8 C (14.0 F)28 years24 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1919Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily low max-18.9 C (-2.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)34 years22 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1919Sydney, CAdaily low min-20.6 C (-5.1 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)34 years22 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1919Stony Mountain, CAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1919Malin Head, IEdaily rain14.3 mm (0.6 in)7.0 mm (0.28 in)2 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1919Belle Isle, CAdaily low max-20.6 C (-5.1 F)6.2 C (11.2 F)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1919Lucknow, CAdaily low min-21.1 C (-6.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1919Arhangelsk, RUmonthly low min-42.3 C (-44.1 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)0 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1919Ekaterinburg, RUdaily low min-42.9 C (-45.2 F)8.5 C (15.3 F)6 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1919Sveg, SEdaily rain7.7 mm (0.30 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)2 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1919Bjuraker, SEdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)1 year14 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1919New Westminster, CAdaily high max12.8 C (55.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1919Blue Hill Coop, USdaily low min-13.9 C (7.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1919Northfield, USdaily low min-24.4 C (-11.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1919Bad Muskau, DEdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1919Dubuque River, USdaily snow depth17.8 cm (7.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)14 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1919Kazalinsk, KZdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1919Armagh, GBdaily high min9.3 C (48.7 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)6 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1919Sydney, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)15.2 cm (6.0 in)tie46 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 1919
Records on 12-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1919. 1919 had 25 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 1919. 1919 had 25 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).