Weather Records on 24 December 1920

43 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1920. Highest significance: Millwood (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 24 December 1920

On 24 December 1920, 43 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 41 daily.
Millwood (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 64.5 mm (2.5 in) on 24 December 1920.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

43 stations

43 station records on 24 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gudgenby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.1 C (107.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

43 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 December 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	23
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 41.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

41 broken records

Margins by which the 41 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.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1920

Top 20 records on 24 December 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1920	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1920	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1920	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1920	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1920	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	monthly high min	25.3 C (77.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1920	Tashkent, UZ	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1920	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1920	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily high min	28.6 C (83.5 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1920	Franklin, US	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	9 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1920	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1920	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1920	Lund, SE	daily rain	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1920	Gudgenby, AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1920	Falsterbo, SE	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1920	Vinga, SE	daily rain	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1920	Concordia ASOS, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1920	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1920	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1920	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	39 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1920	Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins, DK	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	39 years	17 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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 43 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	2
1825	2
1835	1
1836	1
1852	1
1857	1
1864	2
1870	4
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1889	2
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1898	9
1899	1
1900	2
1901	9
1902	3
1903	5
1904	9
1905	7
1906	26
1907	12
1908	2
1909	68
1910	38
1911	13
1912	33
1913	29
1914	59
1915	51
1916	24
1917	25
1918	95
1919	200
1920	43
1921	142
1922	82
1923	118
1924	369
1925	100
1926	126
1927	81
1928	167
1929	237
1930	95
1931	1,045
1932	849
1933	478
1934	178
1935	225
1936	420
1937	202
1938	157
1939	178
1940	575
1941	589
1942	519
1943	637
1944	300
1945	546
1946	245
1947	370
1948	756
1949	220
1950	633
1951	525
1952	277
1953	512
1954	231
1955	1,334
1956	295
1957	469
1958	205
1959	339
1960	638
1961	415
1962	741
1963	1,191
1964	1,725
1965	766
1966	662
1967	663
1968	946
1969	865
1970	741
1971	543
1972	282
1973	641
1974	793
1975	695
1976	581
1977	952
1978	532
1979	1,100
1980	856
1981	770
1982	1,699
1983	5,032
1984	568
1985	685
1986	736
1987	1,329
1988	712
1989	2,589
1990	2,228
1991	663
1992	464
1993	577
1994	959
1995	1,285
1996	1,287
1997	1,152
1998	916
1999	1,134
2000	707
2001	744
2002	1,056
2003	779
2004	1,099
2005	1,158
2006	925
2007	533
2008	727
2009	1,663
2010	1,316
2011	504
2012	818
2013	866
2014	910
2015	2,438
2016	593
2017	510
2018	208
2019	565
2020	395
2021	1,012
2022	1,334
2023	1,347
2024	467
2025	2,206

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	33
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1