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Weather Records on 16 December 1920

61 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1920. Highest significance: Beatrice, CA.

Key Facts for 16 December 1920

  • On 16 December 1920, 61 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 60 daily.
  • Beatrice set a daily record snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 16 December 1920.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

61 stations
Weather records on 16 December 1920 61 station records on 16 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
61 station records on 16 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 December 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily snowfall45.7 cm (18.0 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Cap MadeleineCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Cap MadeleineCanadaRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset EastSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation83.3 mm (3.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
CrawleySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LjungbySwedenRecord daily precipitation16.4 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bass (Kilcunda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkwood StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.3 mm (1.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-8.0 C (17.6 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Bad MuskauGermanyRecord snow depth7.0 cm (2.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Telowie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre WarrAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord low minimum temperature-15.7 C (3.7 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
RedhillAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-ZellerfeldGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-13.5 C (7.7 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
CathcartSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
SaentisSwitzerlandRecord low minimum temperature-21.5 C (-6.7 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
BlythAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
ClarendonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
KoolungaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bute (Ninnes)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
StockportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-ZellerfeldGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-8.8 C (16.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
ButeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
WatervaleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
UraidlaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord snow depth8.0 cm (3.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
HallettAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
MintaroAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
EnfieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
WallarooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Big SpringsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
The OlivesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
YackaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
ArdrossanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
AreegraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
TobolskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-40.0 C (-40.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Warcowie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
StockwellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth3.0 cm (1.2 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

61 records
Records on 16 December 1920 by type Records set or tied on 16 December 1920 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 42, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3. 0204060Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 42Heaviest daily snowfall: 6Deepest snow cover: 3Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 December 1920 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 42, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.
Records on 16 December 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall42
Heaviest daily snowfall6
Deepest snow cover3
Records on 16 December 1920 by timescale Records on 16 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 60. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 60all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 60.
Records on 16 December 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily60

How Much Records Were Beaten By

56 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 December 1920 Margins by which the 56 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted. 02040600 to 50: 5350 to 100: 1100 to 150: 0150 to 200: 1200 to 250: 10 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250
Margins by which the 56 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 December 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 5053
50 to 1001
100 to 1500
150 to 2001
200 to 2501

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1920
Top 20 records on 16 December 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 December 1920Beatrice, CAdaily snowfall45.7 cm (18.0 in)24.1 cm (9.5 in)26 years46 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1920Beatrice, CAdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)24.1 mm (0.9 in)26 years43 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1920Cap Madeleine, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)32 years32 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1920Cap Madeleine, CAdaily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)15.2 cm (6.0 in)32 years32 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1920Galway, IEdaily low min-6.7 C (19.9 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)49 years31 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1920Somerset East, ZAmonthly rain83.3 mm (3.3 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)17 years27 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1920Crawley, ZAdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)13 years26 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1920Galway, IEdaily low max1.1 C (34.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)33 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1920Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZdaily low max7.0 C (44.6 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)26 years21 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1920Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1920Ljungby, SEdaily rain16.4 mm (0.6 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1920Bass (Kilcunda), AUdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1920Mitcham Post Office, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1920Hawkwood Station, AUdaily rain35.3 mm (1.4 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1920Arnsberg, DEdaily low max-8.0 C (17.6 F)3.5 C (6.3 F)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1920Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)26 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1920Bad Muskau, DEdaily snow depth7.0 cm (2.8 in)7.0 cm (2.8 in)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1920Thomas River (Sar), ZAdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)13 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1920Port Germein (Telowie), AUdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)35 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1920Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AUdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)39 years18 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 12-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 61 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001793: 21798: 21808: 11810: 11814: 21815: 21835: 11839: 11840: 11846: 31852: 11853: 11859: 31864: 11869: 11870: 11872: 11876: 11877: 11878: 21879: 11885: 21886: 21888: 21889: 11890: 41891: 21892: 31893: 11894: 11895: 11896: 71897: 41898: 11899: 21900: 21901: 41902: 171903: 61904: 81905: 41906: 51907: 301908: 111909: 51910: 381911: 261912: 311913: 121914: 261915: 551916: 311917: 601918: 331919: 521920: 611921: 351922: 621923: 2051924: 3471925: 931926: 1301927: 2181928: 3381929: 3831930: 3981931: 1681932: 8801933: 7161934: 1631935: 711936: 4291937: 3511938: 1421939: 1,0141940: 6331941: 3481942: 5501943: 4911944: 1891945: 4781946: 3571947: 5061948: 7751949: 1321950: 2721951: 9871952: 3491953: 2651954: 3051955: 3251956: 6501957: 4781958: 4971959: 6051960: 3931961: 8581962: 8591963: 4841964: 6391965: 5761966: 4171967: 8861968: 5571969: 2051970: 7261971: 1,5401972: 1,0201973: 8231974: 5461975: 4931976: 5261977: 9501978: 5321979: 5281980: 1,3221981: 1,4981982: 1,2081983: 1,1561984: 1,9441985: 9831986: 4851987: 1,3771988: 6051989: 3,1811990: 7531991: 6591992: 1,4081993: 6761994: 6981995: 7141996: 7971997: 1,2601998: 6981999: 8212000: 1,1602001: 1,1972002: 9902003: 6792004: 5102005: 1,0732006: 1,0202007: 1,3012008: 2,0492009: 1,0322010: 1,5852011: 7772012: 9122013: 7622014: 4652015: 9252016: 1,5882017: 3492018: 6242019: 7862020: 4152021: 1,4852022: 8362023: 8412024: 7552025: 1,8201793187618991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 61 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-16 in each year
YearRecords
17932
17982
18081
18101
18142
18152
18351
18391
18401
18463
18521
18531
18593
18641
18691
18701
18721
18761
18771
18782
18791
18852
18862
18882
18891
18904
18912
18923
18931
18941
18951
18967
18974
18981
18992
19002
19014
190217
19036
19048
19054
19065
190730
190811
19095
191038
191126
191231
191312
191426
191555
191631
191760
191833
191952
192061
192135
192262
1923205
1924347
192593
1926130
1927218
1928338
1929383
1930398
1931168
1932880
1933716
1934163
193571
1936429
1937351
1938142
19391,014
1940633
1941348
1942550
1943491
1944189
1945478
1946357
1947506
1948775
1949132
1950272
1951987
1952349
1953265
1954305
1955325
1956650
1957478
1958497
1959605
1960393
1961858
1962859
1963484
1964639
1965576
1966417
1967886
1968557
1969205
1970726
19711,540
19721,020
1973823
1974546
1975493
1976526
1977950
1978532
1979528
19801,322
19811,498
19821,208
19831,156
19841,944
1985983
1986485
19871,377
1988605
19893,181
1990753
1991659
19921,408
1993676
1994698
1995714
1996797
19971,260
1998698
1999821
20001,160
20011,197
2002990
2003679
2004510
20051,073
20061,020
20071,301
20082,049
20091,032
20101,585
2011777
2012912
2013762
2014465
2015925
20161,588
2017349
2018624
2019786
2020415
20211,485
2022836
2023841
2024755
20251,820

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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).