Weather Records on 20 May 1920

44 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 May 1920. Highest significance: Goldberg, DE.

Key Facts for 20 May 1920

On 20 May 1920, 44 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 39 daily.
Goldberg set an all-time record daily precipitation of 64.5 mm (2.5 in) on 20 May 1920.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

44 stations

44 station records on 20 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 May 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

44 records

Records set or tied on 20 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.

Records on 20 May 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	15
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 39.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

38 broken records

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 11.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 May 1920

Top 20 records on 20 May 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 May 1920	Goldberg, DE	all-time rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1920	Falsterbo, SE	monthly rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1920	Galway, IE	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	58 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1920	Zagreb-Gric, HR	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1920	Waren, DE	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1920	Hoburg, SE	daily rain	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1920	Olands Norra Udde, SE	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1920	Hano_A, SE	monthly rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1920	Putbus, DE	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1920	Karlshamn, SE	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1920	Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins, DK	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1920	Yarmouth, CA	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1920	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily high min	5.5 C (41.9 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1920	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	29 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1920	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily high max	30.1 C (86.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1920	New Westminster, CA	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	42 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1920	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1920	Moose Factory, CA	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1920	Gavle, SE	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1920	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	27 years	15 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

1802 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1920. 1920 had 44 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-20 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1803	1
1804	1
1815	1
1825	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	3
1847	1
1854	1
1858	3
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1871	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1880	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	2
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	3
1893	1
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	3
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	19
1904	4
1905	4
1906	22
1907	35
1908	23
1909	10
1910	20
1911	82
1912	20
1913	10
1914	16
1915	42
1916	29
1917	46
1918	92
1919	56
1920	44
1921	234
1922	40
1923	125
1924	189
1925	251
1926	128
1927	118
1928	138
1929	323
1930	129
1931	451
1932	689
1933	449
1934	582
1935	259
1936	207
1937	270
1938	331
1939	266
1940	337
1941	378
1942	337
1943	802
1944	315
1945	498
1946	339
1947	358
1948	514
1949	586
1950	327
1951	288
1952	615
1953	518
1954	822
1955	421
1956	565
1957	728
1958	378
1959	785
1960	612
1961	333
1962	773
1963	732
1964	517
1965	200
1966	416
1967	587
1968	743
1969	885
1970	310
1971	653
1972	612
1973	419
1974	893
1975	1,332
1976	837
1977	553
1978	534
1979	683
1980	751
1981	1,540
1982	554
1983	1,307
1984	867
1985	426
1986	790
1987	1,036
1988	805
1989	764
1990	722
1991	925
1992	1,200
1993	1,208
1994	778
1995	734
1996	1,749
1997	1,106
1998	1,124
1999	673
2000	991
2001	847
2002	2,299
2003	1,201
2004	746
2005	929
2006	1,006
2007	565
2008	999
2009	1,529
2010	1,011
2011	1,117
2012	604
2013	919
2014	629
2015	1,001
2016	692
2017	1,214
2018	460
2019	1,483
2020	784
2021	904
2022	1,643
2023	1,106
2024	478
2025	969
2026	696

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 2	23
2 to 4	6
4 to 6	6
6 to 8	1
8 to 10	1
10 to 12	1