Weather Records on 14 December 1920

67 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1920. Highest significance: Burwood 1, AU.

Key Facts for 14 December 1920

On 14 December 1920, 67 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 66 daily.
Burwood 1 set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 14 December 1920.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

67 stations

67 station records on 14 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burwood 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leominster	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Collendina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

67 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 30.

Records on 14 December 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	30
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 66.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

57 broken records

Margins by which the 57 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1920

Top 20 records on 14 December 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1920	Burwood 1, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1920	Montreal McGill, CA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1920	Burlington, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1920	Leominster, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1920	Concord, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1920	Hanover, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1920	Hawkwood Station, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1920	Port Arthur, CA	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1920	London South, CA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1920	Asheville Pearson St, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1920	Northfield, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1920	Plymouth, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1920	Bryson City 2, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1920	Harrisburg - Coop, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1920	Braidwood (Wallace Street), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1920	White River, CA	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	11 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1920	Alma, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1920	Adelong Post Office, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1920	Escanaba, US	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	29 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1920	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	34 years	17 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 67 records.

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

Records on 12-14 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1808	4
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	1
1840	2
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1855	3
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1882	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	2
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	11
1900	3
1901	20
1902	10
1903	11
1904	12
1905	2
1906	7
1907	22
1908	10
1909	14
1910	14
1911	13
1912	41
1913	9
1914	85
1915	99
1916	96
1917	55
1918	97
1919	29
1920	67
1921	52
1922	112
1923	255
1924	238
1925	319
1926	206
1927	384
1928	332
1929	410
1930	92
1931	418
1932	260
1933	571
1934	141
1935	158
1936	384
1937	325
1938	81
1939	182
1940	237
1941	433
1942	323
1943	331
1944	243
1945	415
1946	397
1947	490
1948	818
1949	139
1950	305
1951	724
1952	382
1953	370
1954	225
1955	388
1956	443
1957	244
1958	814
1959	294
1960	654
1961	823
1962	886
1963	663
1964	337
1965	610
1966	483
1967	959
1968	337
1969	498
1970	174
1971	864
1972	907
1973	628
1974	328
1975	2,092
1976	445
1977	1,023
1978	389
1979	709
1980	774
1981	1,031
1982	496
1983	1,197
1984	1,862
1985	1,400
1986	397
1987	1,317
1988	674
1989	2,058
1990	629
1991	1,098
1992	1,308
1993	954
1994	558
1995	1,331
1996	832
1997	1,401
1998	1,227
1999	793
2000	1,950
2001	1,391
2002	863
2003	978
2004	738
2005	845
2006	1,445
2007	636
2008	1,319
2009	848
2010	1,891
2011	867
2012	938
2013	565
2014	1,046
2015	2,200
2016	650
2017	563
2018	699
2019	588
2020	551
2021	763
2022	1,028
2023	619
2024	363
2025	1,772

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 14 December 1920
Margin	Records
0 to 10	45
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1