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Weather Records on 31 December 1920

64 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1920. Highest significance: Mungindi Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 31 December 1920

  • On 31 December 1920, 64 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 26 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 62 daily.
  • Mungindi Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 31 December 1920.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

64 stations
Weather records on 31 December 1920 64 station records on 31 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
64 station records on 31 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 31 December 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Mungindi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Dirranbandi High SchoolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.3 mm (2.0 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STNUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WangeroogeGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.1 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation11.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high maximum temperature12.1 C (53.8 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.3 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Pine BluffUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Texas StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.2 mm (1.2 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
BlagovescenskRussiaRecord daily precipitation0.3 mm (0.01 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Garah (Welbon)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
SchwerinGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.5 mm (0.33 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high minimum temperature7.5 C (45.5 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature7.4 C (45.3 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
TunisTunisiaRecord high maximum temperature22.0 C (71.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
OakbankCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
OakbankCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord high maximum temperature13.8 C (56.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HungerfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord high maximum temperature24.0 C (75.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
BooraraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Gravesend Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord high minimum temperature-7.1 C (19.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high maximum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature7.3 C (45.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
SaentisSwitzerlandRecord high minimum temperature-3.6 C (25.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Angledool (Angledool Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
BoolcarrolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
OudenboschNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation7.3 mm (0.29 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.5 C (41.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

64 records
Records on 31 December 1920 by type Records set or tied on 31 December 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 34, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 010203040Highest daily maximum: 11Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 15Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 34Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 31 December 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 34, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 31 December 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum11
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum15
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall34
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 31 December 1920 by timescale Records on 31 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 62. 020406080all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 62all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 31 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 62.
Records on 31 December 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily62

How Much Records Were Beaten By

57 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 December 1920 Margins by which the 57 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.6. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 5: 405 to 10: 710 to 15: 315 to 20: 320 to 25: 225 to 30: 130 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 57 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 December 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 540
5 to 107
10 to 153
15 to 203
20 to 252
25 to 301
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1920
Top 20 records on 31 December 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 December 1920Mungindi Post Office, AUdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)36.6 mm (1.4 in)6 years39 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1920Dirranbandi High School, AUdaily rain50.3 mm (2.0 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 years27 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1920Goondiwindi Post Office, AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)18.6 mm (0.7 in)17 years24 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1920Warialda Post Office, AUdaily rain32.5 mm (1.3 in)23.1 mm (0.9 in)6 years24 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1920Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high max13.9 C (57.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)44 years23 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1920Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1920Crookston NW Exp STN, USdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1920Wangerooge, DEdaily rain12.1 mm (0.5 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1920Putten (Gld), NLdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1920Tibooburra Post Office, AUdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1920Groningen-1, NLdaily rain11.5 mm (0.5 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1920Goodooga (Brenda), AUdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1920Kremsmuenster, ATdaily high max12.1 C (53.8 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1920Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily high min9.0 C (48.2 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1920Astoria, USdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)15.7 mm (0.6 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1920Fort National, DZdaily high min13.0 C (55.4 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)22 years19 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1920Tempe Downs, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)15.3 mm (0.6 in)8 years19 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1920Salzburg, ATdaily high max15.0 C (59.0 F)3.2 C (5.8 F)28 years19 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1920Wrixum/Fohr, DEdaily rain10.3 mm (0.4 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)19 years18 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1920Pine Bluff, USdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)29 years18 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

1797 to 1920
Records on 12-31 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1920. 1920 had 64 records. 01,0002,0003,0001797: 11799: 21826: 11836: 11842: 21850: 31853: 11854: 11859: 11860: 11867: 11870: 21872: 21874: 41875: 21876: 21878: 21879: 21880: 21882: 11884: 21885: 11886: 31887: 11888: 21890: 21891: 81892: 41895: 41897: 61898: 51899: 41900: 31901: 161902: 31903: 31904: 111905: 91906: 311907: 111908: 71909: 51910: 251911: 141912: 171913: 461914: 341915: 321916: 251917: 2391918: 241919: 381920: 641921: 1301922: 831923: 2801924: 1131925: 1831926: 771927: 4911928: 531929: 2241930: 581931: 5431932: 3941933: 4091934: 1811935: 3091936: 5671937: 5001938: 2471939: 2981940: 4671941: 1591942: 3521943: 1591944: 2591945: 2101946: 7071947: 4611948: 5911949: 3841950: 3101951: 1,4211952: 3771953: 4101954: 2861955: 4291956: 2161957: 7241958: 5841959: 4141960: 3891961: 3091962: 8101963: 1,0151964: 3881965: 1,3711966: 3261967: 1,0231968: 1,3711969: 8251970: 5791971: 5681972: 8361973: 1,3701974: 5901975: 7911976: 1,3061977: 6411978: 2,7911979: 4481980: 1,4481981: 7861982: 6391983: 2,2201984: 9421985: 5931986: 6161987: 8451988: 6001989: 5061990: 1,3791991: 7031992: 1,0621993: 7181994: 8781995: 1,1511996: 2,2021997: 9881998: 7391999: 5242000: 1,5752001: 7482002: 1,2322003: 5232004: 1,2782005: 9592006: 2,0892007: 6522008: 6562009: 8672010: 1,5442011: 7392012: 8032013: 6062014: 9032015: 7482016: 6782017: 1,5892018: 6202019: 5932020: 4892021: 1,7392022: 1,4972023: 4742024: 4602025: 7601797187819001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1920. 1920 had 64 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-31 in each year
YearRecords
17971
17992
18261
18361
18422
18503
18531
18541
18591
18601
18671
18702
18722
18744
18752
18762
18782
18792
18802
18821
18842
18851
18863
18871
18882
18902
18918
18924
18954
18976
18985
18994
19003
190116
19023
19033
190411
19059
190631
190711
19087
19095
191025
191114
191217
191346
191434
191532
191625
1917239
191824
191938
192064
1921130
192283
1923280
1924113
1925183
192677
1927491
192853
1929224
193058
1931543
1932394
1933409
1934181
1935309
1936567
1937500
1938247
1939298
1940467
1941159
1942352
1943159
1944259
1945210
1946707
1947461
1948591
1949384
1950310
19511,421
1952377
1953410
1954286
1955429
1956216
1957724
1958584
1959414
1960389
1961309
1962810
19631,015
1964388
19651,371
1966326
19671,023
19681,371
1969825
1970579
1971568
1972836
19731,370
1974590
1975791
19761,306
1977641
19782,791
1979448
19801,448
1981786
1982639
19832,220
1984942
1985593
1986616
1987845
1988600
1989506
19901,379
1991703
19921,062
1993718
1994878
19951,151
19962,202
1997988
1998739
1999524
20001,575
2001748
20021,232
2003523
20041,278
2005959
20062,089
2007652
2008656
2009867
20101,544
2011739
2012803
2013606
2014903
2015748
2016678
20171,589
2018620
2019593
2020489
20211,739
20221,497
2023474
2024460
2025760

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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).