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Weather Records on 22 December 1920

36 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1920. Highest significance: Port Stanley, CA.

Key Facts for 22 December 1920

  • On 22 December 1920, 36 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 35 daily.
  • Port Stanley set a daily record snowfall of 17.3 cm (6.8 in) on 22 December 1920.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

36 stations
Weather records on 22 December 1920 36 station records on 22 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
36 station records on 22 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 22 December 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily snowfall17.3 cm (6.8 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
BorroloolaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation51.3 mm (2.0 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation123.7 mm (4.9 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation89.7 mm (3.5 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation86.9 mm (3.4 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Pine BluffUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation77.2 mm (3.0 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation59.2 mm (2.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation41.7 mm (1.6 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
CottamCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord low minimum temperature-12.4 C (9.7 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"South AfricaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
NewportUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation45.0 mm (1.8 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CulbertsonUnited StatesRecord snow depth15.2 cm (6.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2CanadaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord daily precipitation3.5 mm (0.14 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr PltUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.9 C (33.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation90.7 mm (3.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
ColdwaterCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation7.0 mm (0.28 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
BrinkleyUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation30.7 mm (1.2 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation2.4 mm (0.09 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse RiverUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
BjornholtNorwayRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation57.4 mm (2.3 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Mein StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation62.2 mm (2.4 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-PecherskoeRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-42.2 C (-44.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
BlagovescenskRussiaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
TunisTunisiaRecord low maximum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.5 C (32.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

36 records
Records on 22 December 1920 by type Records set or tied on 22 December 1920 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 26, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 26Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 22 December 1920 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 26, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 22 December 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall26
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 22 December 1920 by timescale Records on 22 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 35. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 35all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 22 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 35.
Records on 22 December 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily35

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 December 1920 Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2320 to 40: 440 to 60: 360 to 80: 080 to 100: 1100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 December 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 2023
20 to 404
40 to 603
60 to 800
80 to 1001
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1920
Top 20 records on 22 December 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 December 1920Port Stanley, CAdaily snowfall17.3 cm (6.8 in)9.7 cm (3.8 in)47 years42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1920Borroloola, AUdaily rain51.3 mm (2.0 in)41.1 mm (1.6 in)10 years32 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1920Moreton Telegraph Station, AUmonthly rain123.7 mm (4.9 in)24.1 mm (0.9 in)22 years32 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1920Camden 1, USdaily rain89.7 mm (3.5 in)47.8 mm (1.9 in)13 years32 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1920Montgomery Wb City, USdaily rain86.9 mm (3.4 in)38.9 mm (1.5 in)13 years31 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1920Pine Bluff, USdaily rain77.2 mm (3.0 in)42.9 mm (1.7 in)13 years29 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1920Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily rain59.2 mm (2.3 in)28.5 mm (1.1 in)9 years27 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1920Wilmington Wb City, USdaily rain41.7 mm (1.6 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)38 years26 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1920Cottam, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)30 years24 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1920Tbilisi, GEdaily low min-12.4 C (9.7 F)3.5 C (6.3 F)38 years24 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1920Tylden "Tulden", ZAdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)37 years22 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1920Newport, USdaily rain45.0 mm (1.8 in)24.7 mm (1.0 in)13 years21 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1920Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)45 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1920Culbertson, USdaily snow depth15.2 cm (6.0 in)10.1 cm (4.0 in)1 year16 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1920Chatham 2, CAdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1920Irkutsk, RUdaily rain3.5 mm (0.14 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1920Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, USdaily low max-11.1 C (12.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1920Sveg, SEdaily high min0.9 C (33.6 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1920Adrian 2 NNE, USdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1920Darwin Post Office, AUdaily rain90.7 mm (3.6 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)14 years10 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 12-22 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 36 records. 02,0004,0006,0001793: 11801: 11804: 11808: 31824: 11825: 11844: 11846: 11855: 61857: 21859: 11860: 21863: 11867: 11868: 11869: 11870: 21872: 21874: 11875: 51877: 11879: 21880: 11881: 21882: 11884: 11886: 21888: 31889: 21890: 11891: 21893: 21894: 41895: 21896: 11897: 11898: 21899: 41900: 21901: 71902: 91903: 111904: 31905: 61906: 131907: 81908: 291909: 321910: 281911: 311912: 371913: 291914: 1591915: 581916: 621917: 121918: 641919: 231920: 361921: 1961922: 291923: 2671924: 3961925: 1351926: 1881927: 1011928: 1141929: 2851930: 971931: 7231932: 2191933: 7291934: 1191935: 5361936: 2741937: 3011938: 2481939: 1431940: 4361941: 8501942: 8121943: 2371944: 6241945: 7001946: 2641947: 4451948: 3781949: 1,0631950: 4281951: 5361952: 4471953: 3501954: 5101955: 1,0411956: 8781957: 4251958: 5441959: 2741960: 1,3531961: 2151962: 5211963: 1,3051964: 1,1841965: 3431966: 2791967: 1,2521968: 1,4781969: 9171970: 9841971: 6211972: 7191973: 1,0551974: 4981975: 6471976: 6051977: 4931978: 3631979: 7311980: 5801981: 1,0991982: 6371983: 4,0611984: 7941985: 8671986: 5231987: 8151988: 6991989: 4,6431990: 3,2281991: 1,0341992: 5221993: 1,0871994: 9201995: 1,1301996: 9391997: 8661998: 1,1061999: 9392000: 9252001: 4912002: 6522003: 1,0462004: 8992005: 8802006: 1,3902007: 1,4782008: 1,0002009: 9922010: 1,6322011: 7792012: 8372013: 1,8672014: 9152015: 1,5622016: 5502017: 4882018: 5142019: 7632020: 9482021: 2932022: 1,0472023: 8932024: 4772025: 1,4171793187218961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 36 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-22 in each year
YearRecords
17931
18011
18041
18083
18241
18251
18441
18461
18556
18572
18591
18602
18631
18671
18681
18691
18702
18722
18741
18755
18771
18792
18801
18812
18821
18841
18862
18883
18892
18901
18912
18932
18944
18952
18961
18971
18982
18994
19002
19017
19029
190311
19043
19056
190613
19078
190829
190932
191028
191131
191237
191329
1914159
191558
191662
191712
191864
191923
192036
1921196
192229
1923267
1924396
1925135
1926188
1927101
1928114
1929285
193097
1931723
1932219
1933729
1934119
1935536
1936274
1937301
1938248
1939143
1940436
1941850
1942812
1943237
1944624
1945700
1946264
1947445
1948378
19491,063
1950428
1951536
1952447
1953350
1954510
19551,041
1956878
1957425
1958544
1959274
19601,353
1961215
1962521
19631,305
19641,184
1965343
1966279
19671,252
19681,478
1969917
1970984
1971621
1972719
19731,055
1974498
1975647
1976605
1977493
1978363
1979731
1980580
19811,099
1982637
19834,061
1984794
1985867
1986523
1987815
1988699
19894,643
19903,228
19911,034
1992522
19931,087
1994920
19951,130
1996939
1997866
19981,106
1999939
2000925
2001491
2002652
20031,046
2004899
2005880
20061,390
20071,478
20081,000
2009992
20101,632
2011779
2012837
20131,867
2014915
20151,562
2016550
2017488
2018514
2019763
2020948
2021293
20221,047
2023893
2024477
20251,417

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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).