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Weather Records on 23 December 1920

33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1920. Highest significance: Milwaukee Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 23 December 1920

  • On 23 December 1920, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 31 daily.
  • Milwaukee Wb City set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 23 December 1920.
  • Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 549 records.

Record Map

33 stations
Weather records on 23 December 1920 33 station records on 23 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 23 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 December 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord low minimum temperature-13.1 C (8.4 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature35.3 C (95.5 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.8 mm (0.39 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
ParisCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
GlenvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
CulbertsonUnited StatesRecord snow depth15.2 cm (6.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord low maximum temperature-9.1 C (15.6 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature41.0 C (105.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature42.1 C (107.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ClintonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr PltUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-14.4 C (6.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.7 mm (1.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket StrongUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr PltUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-20.6 C (-5.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno RsvSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
FranklinUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-23.3 C (-9.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature11.9 C (53.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
BrinkleyUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 23 December 1920 by type Records set or tied on 23 December 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 December 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 23 December 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 23 December 1920 by timescale Records on 23 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 31. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 31all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 31.
Records on 23 December 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily31

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 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 107.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2420 to 40: 040 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 20 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
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 107.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 December 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 2024
20 to 400
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1202

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1920
Top 20 records on 23 December 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 December 1920Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)10.7 cm (4.2 in)23 years35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1920Tbilisi, GEdaily low min-13.1 C (8.4 F)4.7 C (8.5 F)20 years22 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1920Robe Comparison, AUdaily high max35.3 C (95.5 F)4.2 C (7.6 F)26 years21 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1920Sarna, SEdaily rain9.8 mm (0.39 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)11 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1920Beatrice, CAdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1920Perth Regional Office, AUdaily rain2.8 mm (0.11 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)38 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1920Paris, CAdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)21 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1920Glenville, USdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1920Culbertson, USdaily snow depth15.2 cm (6.0 in)10.1 cm (4.0 in)1 year16 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1920Tashkent, UZdaily low max-9.1 C (15.6 F)3.6 C (6.5 F)20 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1920Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max41.0 C (105.8 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1920Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily high max42.1 C (107.8 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1920Umea, SEdaily high min0.0 C (32.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1920Clinton, USdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1920Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, USdaily low max-14.4 C (6.1 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)2 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1920Concordia ASOS, USdaily low max-12.2 C (10.0 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)2 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1920Cape York Post Office, AUdaily rain41.7 mm (1.6 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1920Concordia ASOS, USdaily low min-17.8 C (0.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)4 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1920Columbia Wb City, USdaily low max-4.4 C (24.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)14 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1920Pitea, SEdaily high min1.0 C (33.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)17 years8 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 12-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 33 records. 02,0004,0006,0001793: 11825: 11829: 11840: 11852: 11855: 11860: 31864: 11868: 11870: 61871: 21875: 21877: 11878: 11880: 11881: 11883: 21887: 21888: 21889: 21891: 31893: 21894: 51896: 41897: 11898: 41899: 61901: 21903: 51904: 111905: 31906: 161907: 351908: 81909: 591910: 411911: 291912: 361913: 871914: 571915: 591916: 341917: 261918: 511919: 391920: 331921: 2191922: 281923: 1461924: 2571925: 2051926: 1461927: 1001928: 1371929: 3931930: 1411931: 9871932: 3291933: 7341934: 921935: 3601936: 3701937: 2321938: 1831939: 2641940: 3651941: 7501942: 5341943: 7451944: 4841945: 7521946: 2341947: 5171948: 5281949: 6181950: 5211951: 4051952: 2421953: 6051954: 3481955: 1,1621956: 4961957: 4851958: 2091959: 3521960: 1,4421961: 3201962: 4391963: 1,3911964: 1,4571965: 6531966: 4361967: 8851968: 8911969: 8521970: 9401971: 6951972: 3761973: 4791974: 6111975: 6281976: 5141977: 6631978: 3511979: 8131980: 5161981: 1,1271982: 1,1401983: 4,5331984: 6681985: 6291986: 5711987: 8041988: 8781989: 3,7911990: 3,2411991: 1,1961992: 5041993: 9911994: 1,0911995: 1,2121996: 1,1841997: 1,0161998: 6881999: 9362000: 7462001: 6632002: 7782003: 7662004: 1,2312005: 9032006: 1,1942007: 8732008: 7712009: 1,0732010: 1,2982011: 7352012: 8172013: 1,2352014: 1,0702015: 1,9722016: 4322017: 6212018: 3732019: 6992020: 9162021: 7022022: 1,4262023: 8562024: 6372025: 1,6781793188319071923193919551971198720032019
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 33 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-23 in each year
YearRecords
17931
18251
18291
18401
18521
18551
18603
18641
18681
18706
18712
18752
18771
18781
18801
18811
18832
18872
18882
18892
18913
18932
18945
18964
18971
18984
18996
19012
19035
190411
19053
190616
190735
19088
190959
191041
191129
191236
191387
191457
191559
191634
191726
191851
191939
192033
1921219
192228
1923146
1924257
1925205
1926146
1927100
1928137
1929393
1930141
1931987
1932329
1933734
193492
1935360
1936370
1937232
1938183
1939264
1940365
1941750
1942534
1943745
1944484
1945752
1946234
1947517
1948528
1949618
1950521
1951405
1952242
1953605
1954348
19551,162
1956496
1957485
1958209
1959352
19601,442
1961320
1962439
19631,391
19641,457
1965653
1966436
1967885
1968891
1969852
1970940
1971695
1972376
1973479
1974611
1975628
1976514
1977663
1978351
1979813
1980516
19811,127
19821,140
19834,533
1984668
1985629
1986571
1987804
1988878
19893,791
19903,241
19911,196
1992504
1993991
19941,091
19951,212
19961,184
19971,016
1998688
1999936
2000746
2001663
2002778
2003766
20041,231
2005903
20061,194
2007873
2008771
20091,073
20101,298
2011735
2012817
20131,235
20141,070
20151,972
2016432
2017621
2018373
2019699
2020916
2021702
20221,426
2023856
2024637
20251,678

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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).