Weather Records on 6 December 1920

259 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1920. Highest significance: Marfield, AU.

Key Facts for 6 December 1920

On 6 December 1920, 259 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 245 daily.
Marfield set an all-time record daily precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 6 December 1920.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

259 stations

259 station records on 6 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cadia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Martindale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pitt Town (the Manse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Black Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Athol 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burburgate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nocoleche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lue Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warge Rock 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belltrees Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neba Coonamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

259 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 6 December 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 245.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

245 broken records

Margins by which the 245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1920

Top 20 records on 6 December 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1920	Marfield, AU	all-time rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1920	Quabathoo, AU	all-time rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1920	Methven, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1920	Cadia, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1920	Denman (Martindale), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1920	Blackville (Welton Dale), AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1920	Broke (Harrowby), AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1920	Merriwa (Merry Vale), AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1920	Neilrex (Caigan), AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1920	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1920	Gundy (Miller St), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1920	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1920	Bigga (Woolbrook), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1920	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1920	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1920	Walma, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1920	Baradine Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1920	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1920	Pitt Town (the Manse), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1920	Manildra (Hazeldale), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

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

1804 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1920. 1920 had 259 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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 10	84
10 to 20	53
20 to 30	43
30 to 40	39
40 to 50	15
50 to 60	8
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1