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Weather Records on 28 December 1920

52 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1920. Highest significance: Charlotte Waters, AU.

Key Facts for 28 December 1920

  • On 28 December 1920, 52 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 48 daily.
  • Charlotte Waters set a monthly record daily precipitation of 72.1 mm (2.8 in) on 28 December 1920.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

52 stations
Weather records on 28 December 1920 52 station records on 28 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
52 station records on 28 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 December 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Charlotte WatersAustraliaRecord daily precipitation72.1 mm (2.8 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.3 mm (2.0 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation76.2 mm (3.0 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord daily snowfall11.4 cm (4.5 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
KillalpaninnaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuarts CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MunchebergGermanyRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TarleeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CulbertsonUnited StatesRecord snow depth7.6 cm (3.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Miltalie (Poodra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
EdiacaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Marree ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.5 mm (1.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-SeefahrtschuleGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.6 mm (0.38 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
George AirportSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
AlicedaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
AltentreptowGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
GoorimpaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high maximum temperature13.2 C (55.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz CdaCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
UeckermundeGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.8 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord daily precipitation8.2 mm (0.32 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
OakbankCanadaRecord daily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka HotelAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
OakbankCanadaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough (Dawson)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature20.3 C (68.5 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
KallaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
CurraweenaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
TunisTunisiaRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
ConstantineAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-PecherskoeRussiaRecord daily precipitation2.4 mm (0.09 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-18.3 C (-0.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

52 records
Records on 28 December 1920 by type Records set or tied on 28 December 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 33, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1. 010203040Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 33Heaviest daily snowfall: 6Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 December 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 33, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 28 December 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall33
Heaviest daily snowfall6
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 28 December 1920 by timescale Records on 28 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 48. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 4daily: 48all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 48.
Records on 28 December 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly4
daily48

How Much Records Were Beaten By

44 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 December 1920 Margins by which the 44 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.0. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 20: 3620 to 40: 640 to 60: 060 to 80: 180 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 44 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 December 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 2036
20 to 406
40 to 600
60 to 801
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1920
Top 20 records on 28 December 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 December 1920Charlotte Waters, AUmonthly rain72.1 mm (2.8 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)9 years41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1920Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily rain50.3 mm (2.0 in)24.4 mm (1.0 in)31 years37 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1920Tempe Downs, AUmonthly rain76.2 mm (3.0 in)21.3 mm (0.8 in)9 years35 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1920Fort National, DZdaily high min11.0 C (51.8 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)31 years26 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1920Charlottetown, CAdaily snowfall11.4 cm (4.5 in)3.3 cm (1.3 in)46 years23 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1920Killalpaninna, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)15.7 mm (0.6 in)20 years21 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1920Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)47 years21 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1920Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)47 years21 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1920Nordby (Fano), DKdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)6 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1920Stuarts Creek, AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1920Muncheberg, DEdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1920Tarlee, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1920Culbertson, USdaily snow depth7.6 cm (3.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1920Miltalie (Poodra), AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1920Ediacara, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)26 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1920Bodalla Post Office, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)34 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1920St John's, CAdaily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)8.2 cm (3.2 in)12 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1920Marree Comparison, AUdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1920White Cliffs (Tongo), AUmonthly rain48.5 mm (1.9 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)9 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1920Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DEdaily rain9.6 mm (0.38 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)21 years16 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 12-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 52 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 21794: 21803: 11806: 21810: 11822: 21824: 21829: 11839: 31842: 11849: 11852: 11853: 11858: 11859: 21864: 11866: 11871: 21872: 31876: 11879: 31880: 21881: 21882: 61885: 11889: 11890: 31891: 11892: 21893: 21894: 51895: 41896: 61897: 31898: 31899: 41900: 101901: 51902: 61903: 141904: 131905: 191906: 141907: 711908: 191909: 191910: 101911: 91912: 431913: 181914: 411915: 371916: 601917: 731918: 241919: 2381920: 521921: 1391922: 1141923: 1591924: 4781925: 2931926: 2361927: 4261928: 3101929: 4891930: 961931: 2241932: 2461933: 3221934: 2951935: 3711936: 6811937: 2841938: 1611939: 2371940: 8361941: 1591942: 6601943: 3111944: 2401945: 4631946: 1,3281947: 2481948: 4821949: 4211950: 3401951: 2871952: 1021953: 2331954: 8671955: 5211956: 6741957: 3331958: 4891959: 8501960: 3791961: 3611962: 4801963: 2671964: 6141965: 3441966: 9981967: 7561968: 1,2581969: 7131970: 4681971: 9361972: 4251973: 5351974: 6611975: 6421976: 5041977: 8871978: 8651979: 7871980: 1,3031981: 7731982: 2,2261983: 2,3431984: 2,1181985: 7251986: 5531987: 1,5891988: 1,5751989: 6301990: 1,2751991: 5471992: 9151993: 1,1291994: 1,1281995: 1,2141996: 1,7621997: 8981998: 8121999: 1,1022000: 1,8732001: 5142002: 8462003: 1,2282004: 9122005: 9082006: 8422007: 1,0142008: 1,4352009: 1,0702010: 1,4232011: 7542012: 5142013: 5792014: 5252015: 2,0852016: 7322017: 1,5602018: 8112019: 7122020: 3942021: 1,4392022: 5382023: 9592024: 8102025: 8411793187118981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 52 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-28 in each year
YearRecords
17932
17942
18031
18062
18101
18222
18242
18291
18393
18421
18491
18521
18531
18581
18592
18641
18661
18712
18723
18761
18793
18802
18812
18826
18851
18891
18903
18911
18922
18932
18945
18954
18966
18973
18983
18994
190010
19015
19026
190314
190413
190519
190614
190771
190819
190919
191010
19119
191243
191318
191441
191537
191660
191773
191824
1919238
192052
1921139
1922114
1923159
1924478
1925293
1926236
1927426
1928310
1929489
193096
1931224
1932246
1933322
1934295
1935371
1936681
1937284
1938161
1939237
1940836
1941159
1942660
1943311
1944240
1945463
19461,328
1947248
1948482
1949421
1950340
1951287
1952102
1953233
1954867
1955521
1956674
1957333
1958489
1959850
1960379
1961361
1962480
1963267
1964614
1965344
1966998
1967756
19681,258
1969713
1970468
1971936
1972425
1973535
1974661
1975642
1976504
1977887
1978865
1979787
19801,303
1981773
19822,226
19832,343
19842,118
1985725
1986553
19871,589
19881,575
1989630
19901,275
1991547
1992915
19931,129
19941,128
19951,214
19961,762
1997898
1998812
19991,102
20001,873
2001514
2002846
20031,228
2004912
2005908
2006842
20071,014
20081,435
20091,070
20101,423
2011754
2012514
2013579
2014525
20152,085
2016732
20171,560
2018811
2019712
2020394
20211,439
2022538
2023959
2024810
2025841

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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).