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Weather Records on 19 December 1920

30 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1920. Highest significance: Cape York Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 19 December 1920

  • On 19 December 1920, 30 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 30 daily.
  • Cape York Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 86.6 mm (3.4 in) on 19 December 1920.
  • Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

30 stations
Weather records on 19 December 1920 30 station records on 19 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
30 station records on 19 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 19 December 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cape York Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation86.6 mm (3.4 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
De Vlei "de Kruis"South AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord daily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
FranklinUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord low maximum temperature-6.0 C (21.2 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1South AfricaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft BidwellUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BanffCanadaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BanffCanadaRecord daily snowfall8.6 cm (3.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord low minimum temperature-15.5 C (4.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
SurgutRussiaRecord daily precipitation3.4 mm (0.13 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno RsvSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
BakensrugSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-FeninoRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-25.0 C (-13.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
North BruceCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation2.9 mm (0.11 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
SpringbokSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
TobolskRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-10.9 C (12.4 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord snow depth3.0 cm (1.2 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
FranklinUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

30 records
Records on 19 December 1920 by type Records set or tied on 19 December 1920 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 19 December 1920 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 19 December 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 19 December 1920 by timescale Records on 19 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 30. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 30all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 19 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 30.
Records on 19 December 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily30

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 December 1920 Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 2010 to 20: 220 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 260 to 70: 170 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 December 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 1020
10 to 202
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 602
60 to 701
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1920
Top 20 records on 19 December 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
19 December 1920Cape York Post Office, AUdaily rain86.6 mm (3.4 in)53.6 mm (2.1 in)32 years36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1920De Vlei "de Kruis", ZAdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)17 years29 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1920Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)35 years26 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1920Franklin, USdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)30 years25 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1920Tashkent, UZdaily low max-6.0 C (21.2 F)6.9 C (12.4 F)23 years22 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1920Walsingham 1, ZAdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)30 years21 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1920Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1920Ft Bidwell, USdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1920Paarl (Tnk), ZAdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1920Banff, CAdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1920Banff, CAdaily snowfall8.6 cm (3.4 in)6.1 cm (2.4 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1920Tashkent, UZdaily low min-15.5 C (4.1 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1920Surgut, RUdaily rain3.4 mm (0.13 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)10 years17 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1920Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZAdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1920Bakensrug, ZAdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1920Tulbagh (Pol), ZAdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1920San Diego Wbo, USdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1920Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RUdaily low min-25.0 C (-13.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1920Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily low max11.0 C (51.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)10 years9 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1920North Bruce, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)1.2 cm (0.5 in)11 years9 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 12-19 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 30 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 21795: 11805: 11835: 11846: 21849: 11852: 31855: 31859: 31860: 11861: 21869: 21870: 11875: 21877: 21880: 11884: 21885: 11888: 11889: 31890: 41892: 41894: 11895: 41896: 11898: 31899: 21900: 11901: 31902: 161903: 21904: 191905: 51906: 91907: 121908: 121909: 181910: 221911: 171912: 411913: 501914: 231915: 311916: 381917: 361918: 241919: 531920: 301921: 601922: 1551923: 1801924: 4921925: 791926: 1521927: 2221928: 451929: 3861930: 761931: 6501932: 2391933: 4591934: 4551935: 1101936: 6891937: 2111938: 2371939: 3901940: 3921941: 5881942: 6541943: 3641944: 2411945: 7001946: 1821947: 2831948: 3971949: 6321950: 5451951: 6221952: 4691953: 5171954: 4431955: 9061956: 2871957: 9841958: 3861959: 2491960: 4321961: 5951962: 6701963: 9661964: 7531965: 3921966: 8511967: 1,0631968: 9001969: 3811970: 4851971: 2881972: 3251973: 1,0141974: 2521975: 8431976: 3981977: 5691978: 1,1911979: 8291980: 4561981: 1,5151982: 7681983: 2,8041984: 1,0661985: 1,1791986: 6091987: 1,0951988: 1,0011989: 1,7401990: 1,4631991: 1,2361992: 1,1761993: 1,1531994: 6921995: 1,4591996: 2,1081997: 8301998: 8551999: 6092000: 1,1542001: 6272002: 1,4672003: 9962004: 6642005: 6972006: 1,0612007: 6892008: 1,5452009: 1,9372010: 1,6102011: 8322012: 7742013: 6362014: 5372015: 1,1092016: 1,0802017: 7832018: 3972019: 5412020: 3272021: 6032022: 4942023: 1,2242024: 8642025: 1,5421793188419051921193719531969198520012017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 30 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-19 in each year
YearRecords
17932
17951
18051
18351
18462
18491
18523
18553
18593
18601
18612
18692
18701
18752
18772
18801
18842
18851
18881
18893
18904
18924
18941
18954
18961
18983
18992
19001
19013
190216
19032
190419
19055
19069
190712
190812
190918
191022
191117
191241
191350
191423
191531
191638
191736
191824
191953
192030
192160
1922155
1923180
1924492
192579
1926152
1927222
192845
1929386
193076
1931650
1932239
1933459
1934455
1935110
1936689
1937211
1938237
1939390
1940392
1941588
1942654
1943364
1944241
1945700
1946182
1947283
1948397
1949632
1950545
1951622
1952469
1953517
1954443
1955906
1956287
1957984
1958386
1959249
1960432
1961595
1962670
1963966
1964753
1965392
1966851
19671,063
1968900
1969381
1970485
1971288
1972325
19731,014
1974252
1975843
1976398
1977569
19781,191
1979829
1980456
19811,515
1982768
19832,804
19841,066
19851,179
1986609
19871,095
19881,001
19891,740
19901,463
19911,236
19921,176
19931,153
1994692
19951,459
19962,108
1997830
1998855
1999609
20001,154
2001627
20021,467
2003996
2004664
2005697
20061,061
2007689
20081,545
20091,937
20101,610
2011832
2012774
2013636
2014537
20151,109
20161,080
2017783
2018397
2019541
2020327
2021603
2022494
20231,224
2024864
20251,542

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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).