Weather Records on 20 December 1924

332 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1924. Highest significance: Granville (Kentucky), AU.

Key Facts for 20 December 1924

On 20 December 1924, 332 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 237 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 316 daily.
Granville (Kentucky) set a daily record precipitation of 41.7 mm (1.6 in) on 20 December 1924.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

332 stations

332 station records on 20 December 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Granville (Kentucky)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brazoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Elliot Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

332 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 20 December 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	15
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 20 December 1924 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 11, daily 316.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

288 broken records

Margins by which the 288 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 1924

Top 20 records on 20 December 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 1924	Granville (Kentucky), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1924	Astoria, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1924	Joseph, US	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	13.9 C (25.0 F)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1924	Pointe Riche, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1924	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1924	Canon City, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1924	Lamar, US	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1924	Oakley, US	all-time low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	0 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1924	Eugene, US	monthly snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	15 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1924	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	all-time low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	7 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1924	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	all-time low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1924	Las Animas, US	all-time low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	0 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1924	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	10 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1924	College STN 6 SW, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1924	Solomons, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1924	Guthrie 5S, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1924	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1924	Joseph, US	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	10 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1924	Houston Wb City, US	monthly low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	15 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1924	Bee Branch, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	26 years	22 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1924. 1924 had 332 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	282
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1