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Weather Records on 15 December 1920

35 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1920. Highest significance: Pesaro, IT.

Key Facts for 15 December 1920

  • On 15 December 1920, 35 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 35 daily.
  • Pesaro set a daily record precipitation of 50.3 mm (2.0 in) on 15 December 1920.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

35 stations
Weather records on 15 December 1920 35 station records on 15 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
35 station records on 15 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 December 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation50.3 mm (2.0 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
TeterowGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord daily snowfall18.3 cm (7.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord low minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
TomskRussiaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-ZellerfeldGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-10.1 C (13.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
ConobleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
White RiverCanadaRecord high maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
DouglasSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Corny PointAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"South AfricaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Crowlands (Woodlands)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
NewlandsSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation40.9 mm (1.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
SteynsburgSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
WarragulAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
RenfrewCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Box CowellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
AltonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

35 records
Records on 15 December 1920 by type Records set or tied on 15 December 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 21Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 December 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 15 December 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall21
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 15 December 1920 by timescale Records on 15 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 35. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 35all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 35.
Records on 15 December 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily35

How Much Records Were Beaten By

30 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 December 1920 Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2710 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 140 to 50: 050 to 60: 20 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 December 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 1027
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 401
40 to 500
50 to 602

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1920
Top 20 records on 15 December 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 December 1920Pesaro, ITdaily rain50.3 mm (2.0 in)34.8 mm (1.4 in)38 years56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1920Galway, IEdaily low min-6.7 C (19.9 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)4 years22 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1920Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZdaily low max7.0 C (44.6 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)38 years21 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1920Moose Factory, CAdaily high min0.0 C (32.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)42 years21 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1920Teterow, DEdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1920Chatham, CAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1920Chatham, CAdaily snowfall18.3 cm (7.2 in)5.6 cm (2.2 in)20 years19 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1920Port Stanley, CAdaily high min4.4 C (39.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)42 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1920Sfax El-Maou, TNdaily low min2.0 C (35.6 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1920Fredericton Unb, CAdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)20 years16 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1920Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZAdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)14 years16 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1920Tomsk, RUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)13 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1920Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DEdaily low max-10.1 C (13.8 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1920Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1920Conoble, AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1920White River, CAdaily high max3.3 C (37.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1920Bic, CAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)9 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1920Bic, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)9 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1920Douglas, ZAdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1920Corny Point, AUdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)27 years11 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

1793 to 1920
Records on 12-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 35 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11796: 11798: 11800: 11808: 31810: 11814: 31815: 11825: 11831: 11840: 21844: 21846: 31847: 11854: 31859: 21863: 11864: 11866: 11867: 21868: 11869: 11870: 11873: 11874: 11878: 41879: 21880: 21881: 31882: 21883: 11885: 11886: 11889: 31890: 11891: 21892: 41893: 11894: 41895: 11896: 51897: 21899: 121900: 51901: 211902: 31903: 71904: 91905: 61906: 91907: 101908: 51909: 51910: 41911: 231912: 421913: 131914: 2391915: 1801916: 401917: 401918: 541919: 281920: 351921: 261922: 651923: 1321924: 3581925: 1871926: 2261927: 2351928: 3881929: 5001930: 1601931: 2841932: 3851933: 7961934: 1991935: 1401936: 2861937: 3101938: 1001939: 6371940: 4641941: 3731942: 3851943: 4861944: 2811945: 4201946: 5211947: 6341948: 1,2391949: 1351950: 2921951: 9621952: 3671953: 2701954: 4131955: 3711956: 5311957: 3041958: 5311959: 5601960: 3131961: 8831962: 9791963: 6701964: 3711965: 7591966: 2751967: 9481968: 5101969: 3521970: 2151971: 1,7391972: 1,1591973: 6151974: 5111975: 1,2301976: 3491977: 9631978: 4991979: 5601980: 1,0851981: 1,2431982: 8311983: 1,2291984: 1,3971985: 1,0771986: 5021987: 1,7401988: 5191989: 2,7531990: 8461991: 6361992: 1,2631993: 7341994: 6761995: 8481996: 7271997: 1,5211998: 1,2161999: 6212000: 1,1542001: 1,0262002: 8312003: 8462004: 7952005: 9532006: 1,4912007: 9732008: 1,7892009: 9302010: 1,7052011: 7802012: 1,0582013: 7012014: 1,0452015: 1,3982016: 1,0242017: 3322018: 5392019: 5472020: 4002021: 1,1822022: 1,0572023: 7942024: 3692025: 2,1151793186418901908192519421959197619932010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 35 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-15 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17961
17981
18001
18083
18101
18143
18151
18251
18311
18402
18442
18463
18471
18543
18592
18631
18641
18661
18672
18681
18691
18701
18731
18741
18784
18792
18802
18813
18822
18831
18851
18861
18893
18901
18912
18924
18931
18944
18951
18965
18972
189912
19005
190121
19023
19037
19049
19056
19069
190710
19085
19095
19104
191123
191242
191313
1914239
1915180
191640
191740
191854
191928
192035
192126
192265
1923132
1924358
1925187
1926226
1927235
1928388
1929500
1930160
1931284
1932385
1933796
1934199
1935140
1936286
1937310
1938100
1939637
1940464
1941373
1942385
1943486
1944281
1945420
1946521
1947634
19481,239
1949135
1950292
1951962
1952367
1953270
1954413
1955371
1956531
1957304
1958531
1959560
1960313
1961883
1962979
1963670
1964371
1965759
1966275
1967948
1968510
1969352
1970215
19711,739
19721,159
1973615
1974511
19751,230
1976349
1977963
1978499
1979560
19801,085
19811,243
1982831
19831,229
19841,397
19851,077
1986502
19871,740
1988519
19892,753
1990846
1991636
19921,263
1993734
1994676
1995848
1996727
19971,521
19981,216
1999621
20001,154
20011,026
2002831
2003846
2004795
2005953
20061,491
2007973
20081,789
2009930
20101,705
2011780
20121,058
2013701
20141,045
20151,398
20161,024
2017332
2018539
2019547
2020400
20211,182
20221,057
2023794
2024369
20252,115

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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).