Weather Records on 13 December 1920

55 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1920. Highest significance: Bega (Newtown Road), AU.

Key Facts for 13 December 1920

On 13 December 1920, 55 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 46 daily.
Bega (Newtown Road) set a daily record precipitation of 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 13 December 1920.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

55 stations

55 station records on 13 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brogers Creek Upper (Cookville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Black Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

55 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 25, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 December 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	25
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 46.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

48 broken records

Margins by which the 48 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1920

Top 20 records on 13 December 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1920	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1920	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	monthly rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1920	Berry Masonic Village, AU	monthly rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1920	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1920	Bodalla Post Office, AU	monthly rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1920	Tbilisi, GE	daily low min	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1920	Bowral Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1920	Asheville, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1920	Escanaba, US	monthly high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1920	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	monthly rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	5 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1920	Brogers Creek Upper (Cookville, AU	monthly rain	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1920	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1920	Candelo Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1920	Madison Wb City, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1920	Escanaba, US	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1920	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1920	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1920	Port Arthur, CA	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1920	Cet Central England, GB	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1920	Sheffield, GB	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	20 years	20 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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1920. 1920 had 55 records.

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

Records on 12-13 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	2
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1839	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	2
1855	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1878	6
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1887	1
1890	1
1891	9
1892	1
1893	4
1894	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	5
1901	4
1902	13
1903	13
1904	8
1905	3
1906	7
1907	11
1908	6
1909	23
1910	45
1911	72
1912	42
1913	23
1914	35
1915	51
1916	207
1917	144
1918	87
1919	52
1920	55
1921	65
1922	84
1923	206
1924	139
1925	160
1926	228
1927	566
1928	227
1929	303
1930	52
1931	525
1932	385
1933	422
1934	186
1935	168
1936	242
1937	375
1938	89
1939	159
1940	426
1941	324
1942	312
1943	244
1944	426
1945	355
1946	455
1947	306
1948	450
1949	321
1950	290
1951	226
1952	431
1953	222
1954	345
1955	479
1956	477
1957	566
1958	855
1959	297
1960	981
1961	898
1962	1,365
1963	442
1964	398
1965	811
1966	653
1967	743
1968	593
1969	545
1970	221
1971	567
1972	991
1973	625
1974	291
1975	1,038
1976	411
1977	685
1978	446
1979	1,072
1980	536
1981	912
1982	740
1983	1,121
1984	1,172
1985	1,642
1986	381
1987	675
1988	906
1989	1,355
1990	649
1991	1,734
1992	1,113
1993	960
1994	1,094
1995	1,634
1996	833
1997	1,126
1998	1,221
1999	964
2000	2,914
2001	1,092
2002	602
2003	1,131
2004	493
2005	589
2006	957
2007	720
2008	1,583
2009	1,016
2010	1,776
2011	833
2012	837
2013	451
2014	1,046
2015	2,363
2016	397
2017	749
2018	380
2019	520
2020	445
2021	420
2022	1,122
2023	486
2024	296
2025	1,343

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	31
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2