Weather Records on 20 December 1923

215 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1923. Highest significance: Simferopol, UA.

Key Facts for 20 December 1923

On 20 December 1923, 215 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
168 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 213 daily.
Simferopol set a monthly record daily precipitation of 41.0 mm (1.6 in) on 20 December 1923.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

215 stations

215 station records on 20 December 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lynd #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

215 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 37, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 20 December 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	37
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 20 December 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 213.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

190 broken records

Margins by which the 190 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 1923

Top 20 records on 20 December 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 1923	Simferopol, UA	monthly rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1923	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1923	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1923	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1923	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1923	Potsdam, DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1923	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1923	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1923	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1923	Grundy Ctr, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1923	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1923	Asheville, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1923	Escanaba, US	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1923	Saentis, CH	daily low min	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1923	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1923	Yalta, UA	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1923	Marshallville 6 S, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1923	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1923	Henichesk, UA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1923	Renfrew, CA	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	16 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1923. 1923 had 215 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	179
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1