Weather Records on 20 December 1922

88 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1922. Highest significance: Collaroy Station, AU.

Key Facts for 20 December 1922

On 20 December 1922, 88 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 86 daily.
Collaroy Station set a daily record precipitation of 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 20 December 1922.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

88 stations

88 station records on 20 December 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ledknapper Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Boondara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

88 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 1922 by type: Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 59, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 December 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	59
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 December 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 86.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

78 broken records

Margins by which the 78 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 1922

Top 20 records on 20 December 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 1922	Collaroy Station, AU	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1922	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1922	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1922	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1922	Durham, GB	monthly rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1922	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1922	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1922	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1922	Herbert Vale, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1922	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1922	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1922	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1922	Roseworthy, AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1922	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1922	Coondambo, AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1922	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1922	Ivanhoe Post Office, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1922	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1922	Chatham, CA	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1922	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	37 years	20 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 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1922. 1922 had 88 records.

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

Records on 12-20 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	2
1808	1
1815	1
1828	1
1837	1
1846	1
1855	8
1858	1
1860	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	2
1874	3
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	4
1885	1
1886	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1894	2
1895	8
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	7
1901	8
1902	14
1903	17
1904	9
1905	5
1906	5
1907	11
1908	5
1909	22
1910	17
1911	24
1912	27
1913	7
1914	43
1915	18
1916	45
1917	33
1918	18
1919	25
1920	22
1921	101
1922	88
1923	215
1924	332
1925	96
1926	163
1927	200
1928	93
1929	256
1930	67
1931	536
1932	170
1933	492
1934	265
1935	152
1936	416
1937	181
1938	240
1939	308
1940	965
1941	633
1942	817
1943	193
1944	340
1945	430
1946	327
1947	385
1948	345
1949	1,141
1950	758
1951	926
1952	394
1953	385
1954	416
1955	726
1956	471
1957	1,354
1958	382
1959	142
1960	354
1961	369
1962	475
1963	875
1964	499
1965	353
1966	555
1967	1,370
1968	482
1969	514
1970	518
1971	441
1972	448
1973	1,184
1974	328
1975	610
1976	382
1977	484
1978	910
1979	600
1980	667
1981	1,681
1982	712
1983	2,995
1984	1,411
1985	1,035
1986	321
1987	1,179
1988	760
1989	1,812
1990	1,885
1991	1,172
1992	1,134
1993	1,266
1994	813
1995	1,128
1996	1,448
1997	651
1998	1,110
1999	938
2000	1,150
2001	523
2002	943
2003	1,315
2004	836
2005	515
2006	1,387
2007	986
2008	1,356
2009	1,502
2010	2,055
2011	846
2012	1,131
2013	584
2014	524
2015	1,238
2016	603
2017	688
2018	592
2019	731
2020	554
2021	442
2022	567
2023	1,242
2024	897
2025	1,166

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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 20	69
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1