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Weather Records on 4 December 1920

54 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1920. Highest significance: Gilbert River Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 4 December 1920

  • On 4 December 1920, 54 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 21 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 54 daily.
  • Gilbert River Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 72.9 mm (2.9 in) on 4 December 1920.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

54 stations
Weather records on 4 December 1920 54 station records on 4 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
54 station records on 4 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 December 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Gilbert River Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation72.9 mm (2.9 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
AlmaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2CanadaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation15.8 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DinbyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.5 mm (1.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation37.3 mm (1.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney CreekCanadaRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
FerraraItalyRecord daily precipitation14.8 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
CottamCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
KazalinskKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
BrinkleyUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
SurgutRussiaRecord daily precipitation3.5 mm (0.14 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
AlmaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
ParisCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature5.4 C (41.7 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Mein StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.9 mm (1.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
PalmervilleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.8 mm (1.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-9.0 C (15.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord low minimum temperature-15.9 C (3.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Pine BluffUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNEUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord low maximum temperature-2.3 C (27.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
WatervaleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Herbert ValeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord daily precipitation3.4 mm (0.13 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
ManerooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature22.6 C (72.7 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord high maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
HermannsburgAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera (Brewarrana)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon CdaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STNUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

54 records
Records on 4 December 1920 by type Records set or tied on 4 December 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 28. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 18Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 28Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 December 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 28.
Records on 4 December 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum18
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall28
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 December 1920 by timescale Records on 4 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 54. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 54all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 54.
Records on 4 December 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily54

How Much Records Were Beaten By

50 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 December 1920 Margins by which the 50 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.3. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 5: 355 to 10: 610 to 15: 515 to 20: 220 to 25: 125 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 50 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 December 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 535
5 to 106
10 to 155
15 to 202
20 to 251
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1920
Top 20 records on 4 December 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 December 1920Gilbert River Post Office, AUdaily rain72.9 mm (2.9 in)33.3 mm (1.3 in)9 years26 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1920Alma, USdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)28 years24 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1920Hamilton, CAdaily high min7.8 C (46.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)42 years23 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1920Chatham 2, CAdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1920Den Helder-1, NLdaily rain15.8 mm (0.6 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)63 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1920Dinby, AUdaily rain47.5 mm (1.9 in)24.9 mm (1.0 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1920Malvern, USdaily rain37.3 mm (1.5 in)19.5 mm (0.8 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1920Stoney Creek, CAdaily high min8.3 C (46.9 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)28 years19 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1920Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)22 years19 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1920Lucknow, CAdaily high min5.6 C (42.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1920Ferrara, ITdaily rain14.8 mm (0.6 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1920Cottam, CAdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)4 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1920Kazalinsk, KZdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)34 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1920Southampton, CAdaily high min7.2 C (45.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)20 years16 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1920Brinkley, USdaily rain33.5 mm (1.3 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1920Hamilton, CAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1920Surgut, RUdaily rain3.5 mm (0.14 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1920Alma, USdaily high min5.6 C (42.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1920Toledo Blade, USdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1920Guelph Oac, CAdaily high min4.4 C (39.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)28 years14 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

1796 to 1920
Records on 12-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1920. 1920 had 54 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 21797: 11810: 21823: 11829: 21846: 11847: 11849: 11850: 11852: 31854: 11855: 51856: 21858: 11859: 11860: 11861: 11865: 11866: 11867: 11868: 21870: 31872: 11873: 11875: 21876: 11878: 11879: 71882: 31883: 21885: 11886: 41887: 11888: 11889: 11891: 41892: 91896: 21897: 51898: 91899: 31900: 131901: 71902: 151903: 71904: 61905: 161906: 251907: 51908: 81909: 451910: 71911: 271912: 461913: 591914: 611915: 611916: 951917: 311918: 271919: 941920: 541921: 601922: 721923: 1421924: 1291925: 2661926: 1741927: 1841928: 1431929: 4321930: 2211931: 4111932: 2651933: 5241934: 1491935: 3301936: 6371937: 1481938: 2751939: 4431940: 6001941: 1,3261942: 4501943: 2591944: 3771945: 3321946: 5151947: 5771948: 5041949: 1201950: 8521951: 5831952: 2691953: 7381954: 6891955: 8111956: 6921957: 3501958: 5291959: 2121960: 6281961: 5701962: 5741963: 2851964: 1,1951965: 5901966: 1,0471967: 4281968: 7751969: 3661970: 9331971: 7681972: 1,9731973: 1,1241974: 6511975: 7571976: 6691977: 6541978: 1,5821979: 9431980: 9761981: 6381982: 2,1381983: 1,2841984: 7961985: 1,2391986: 5491987: 6241988: 7641989: 1,5411990: 1,1641991: 1,1781992: 1,0751993: 7081994: 1,0291995: 9721996: 6841997: 6541998: 2,5491999: 9302000: 8952001: 9742002: 1,4782003: 5952004: 7212005: 1,0752006: 1,5102007: 1,0052008: 6522009: 1,1142010: 1,8742011: 1,2522012: 1,4822013: 1,2272014: 6292015: 4282016: 5332017: 6072018: 5632019: 5222020: 4242021: 9422022: 4372023: 7362024: 5902025: 5351796186518891910192719441961197819952012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1920. 1920 had 54 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-04 in each year
YearRecords
17962
17971
18102
18231
18292
18461
18471
18491
18501
18523
18541
18555
18562
18581
18591
18601
18611
18651
18661
18671
18682
18703
18721
18731
18752
18761
18781
18797
18823
18832
18851
18864
18871
18881
18891
18914
18929
18962
18975
18989
18993
190013
19017
190215
19037
19046
190516
190625
19075
19088
190945
19107
191127
191246
191359
191461
191561
191695
191731
191827
191994
192054
192160
192272
1923142
1924129
1925266
1926174
1927184
1928143
1929432
1930221
1931411
1932265
1933524
1934149
1935330
1936637
1937148
1938275
1939443
1940600
19411,326
1942450
1943259
1944377
1945332
1946515
1947577
1948504
1949120
1950852
1951583
1952269
1953738
1954689
1955811
1956692
1957350
1958529
1959212
1960628
1961570
1962574
1963285
19641,195
1965590
19661,047
1967428
1968775
1969366
1970933
1971768
19721,973
19731,124
1974651
1975757
1976669
1977654
19781,582
1979943
1980976
1981638
19822,138
19831,284
1984796
19851,239
1986549
1987624
1988764
19891,541
19901,164
19911,178
19921,075
1993708
19941,029
1995972
1996684
1997654
19982,549
1999930
2000895
2001974
20021,478
2003595
2004721
20051,075
20061,510
20071,005
2008652
20091,114
20101,874
20111,252
20121,482
20131,227
2014629
2015428
2016533
2017607
2018563
2019522
2020424
2021942
2022437
2023736
2024590
2025535

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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).