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Weather Records on 12 December 1920

41 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1920. Highest significance: Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU.

Key Facts for 12 December 1920

  • On 12 December 1920, 41 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 40 daily.
  • Nelson Bay (Nelson Head) set a daily record precipitation of 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 12 December 1920.
  • Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

41 stations
Weather records on 12 December 1920 41 station records on 12 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
41 station records on 12 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 December 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation132.1 mm (5.2 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation70.1 mm (2.8 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.1 mm (2.1 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation63.8 mm (2.5 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.1 mm (2.2 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Brogers Creek Upper (CookvilleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation129.5 mm (5.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.5 mm (1.4 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.2 mm (2.3 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.0 mm (1.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.9 mm (2.2 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature15.1 C (59.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation118.1 mm (4.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
TomagoAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STNUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract RiverAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Minto Surrey StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Bad MuskauGermanyRecord snow depth7.0 cm (2.8 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
NewportUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord low minimum temperature-7.4 C (18.7 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
BlackwarryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord high maximum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNEUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)0 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

41 records
Records on 12 December 1920 by type Records set or tied on 12 December 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 22, Deepest snow cover 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 8Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 22Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 December 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 22, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 12 December 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum8
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall22
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 12 December 1920 by timescale Records on 12 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 40. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 40all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 40.
Records on 12 December 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily40

How Much Records Were Beaten By

36 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 December 1920 Margins by which the 36 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2820 to 40: 440 to 60: 360 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 36 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 December 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 2028
20 to 404
40 to 603
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1920
Top 20 records on 12 December 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 December 1920Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AUdaily rain132.1 mm (5.2 in)96.0 mm (3.8 in)22 years50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1920Braidwood (Wallace Street), AUdaily rain70.1 mm (2.8 in)56.1 mm (2.2 in)25 years50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1920Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AUdaily rain52.1 mm (2.1 in)23.9 mm (0.9 in)30 years35 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1920Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily rain63.8 mm (2.5 in)37.9 mm (1.5 in)11 years35 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1920Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily rain55.1 mm (2.2 in)21.6 mm (0.9 in)10 years29 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1920Brogers Creek Upper (Cookville, AUdaily rain129.5 mm (5.1 in)52.5 mm (2.1 in)10 years25 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1920Bourke Post Office, AUdaily high min30.6 C (87.1 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)36 years24 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1920Carrajung Post Office, AUdaily rain34.5 mm (1.4 in)19.5 mm (0.8 in)9 years21 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1920Santa Fe, USdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)66 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1920Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1920Milton Post Office, AUdaily rain57.2 mm (2.3 in)22.9 mm (0.9 in)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1920Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUdaily rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)41 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1920Escanaba, USdaily high min0.6 C (33.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1920Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1920Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AUdaily rain55.9 mm (2.2 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)10 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1920Port Arthur, CAdaily high min0.0 C (32.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1920Columbia Wb City, USdaily high max20.0 C (68.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1920Mackay Post Office, AUdaily low min17.8 C (64.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)18 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1920Emerald Post Office, AUdaily low min15.1 C (59.2 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)14 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1920Prospect Reservoir, AUdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)10 years13 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 12-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1920. 1920 had 41 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 21798: 11802: 11808: 21814: 11825: 21831: 11835: 21846: 11855: 21861: 11863: 31870: 21871: 51873: 21879: 21882: 31887: 11889: 11891: 21892: 21893: 81894: 31895: 11896: 41897: 31898: 201899: 111900: 51901: 41902: 71903: 181904: 201905: 101906: 141907: 81908: 251909: 201910: 391911: 1041912: 531913: 201914: 191915: 461916: 1151917: 2461918: 331919: 231920: 411921: 631922: 611923: 911924: 1301925: 751926: 1431927: 3351928: 2341929: 4051930: 451931: 5221932: 8131933: 3581934: 4301935: 2661936: 1421937: 4681938: 1031939: 4181940: 6211941: 2601942: 2571943: 1651944: 6881945: 2121946: 7611947: 2951948: 2821949: 7891950: 3641951: 1751952: 5011953: 2881954: 6961955: 3811956: 4411957: 1,1181958: 8841959: 4641960: 7101961: 1,4811962: 1,4951963: 4391964: 4591965: 1,0451966: 3691967: 5651968: 7271969: 4991970: 3661971: 5851972: 1,6691973: 3971974: 1911975: 4921976: 3191977: 9071978: 3821979: 1,0161980: 5831981: 7341982: 8671983: 8161984: 8081985: 1,3841986: 4081987: 4681988: 1,0301989: 9301990: 6761991: 1,9801992: 8181993: 8871994: 1,1721995: 2,0301996: 1,3911997: 8691998: 1,1031999: 9522000: 2,5102001: 7002002: 6832003: 5372004: 7272005: 7692006: 8862007: 1,3152008: 1,4242009: 8182010: 1,5012011: 6212012: 6842013: 6462014: 1,0402015: 1,4962016: 5302017: 8082018: 2562019: 4182020: 5072021: 4412022: 7672023: 5442024: 3282025: 1,4851796188219041920193619521968198420002016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1920. 1920 had 41 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-12 in each year
YearRecords
17962
17981
18021
18082
18141
18252
18311
18352
18461
18552
18611
18633
18702
18715
18732
18792
18823
18871
18891
18912
18922
18938
18943
18951
18964
18973
189820
189911
19005
19014
19027
190318
190420
190510
190614
19078
190825
190920
191039
1911104
191253
191320
191419
191546
1916115
1917246
191833
191923
192041
192163
192261
192391
1924130
192575
1926143
1927335
1928234
1929405
193045
1931522
1932813
1933358
1934430
1935266
1936142
1937468
1938103
1939418
1940621
1941260
1942257
1943165
1944688
1945212
1946761
1947295
1948282
1949789
1950364
1951175
1952501
1953288
1954696
1955381
1956441
19571,118
1958884
1959464
1960710
19611,481
19621,495
1963439
1964459
19651,045
1966369
1967565
1968727
1969499
1970366
1971585
19721,669
1973397
1974191
1975492
1976319
1977907
1978382
19791,016
1980583
1981734
1982867
1983816
1984808
19851,384
1986408
1987468
19881,030
1989930
1990676
19911,980
1992818
1993887
19941,172
19952,030
19961,391
1997869
19981,103
1999952
20002,510
2001700
2002683
2003537
2004727
2005769
2006886
20071,315
20081,424
2009818
20101,501
2011621
2012684
2013646
20141,040
20151,496
2016530
2017808
2018256
2019418
2020507
2021441
2022767
2023544
2024328
20251,485

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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).