Weather Records on 20 December 1925

96 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1925. Highest significance: Grundy Ctr, US.

Key Facts for 20 December 1925

On 20 December 1925, 96 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 92 daily.
Grundy Ctr set a daily record precipitation of 63.8 mm (2.5 in) on 20 December 1925.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

96 stations

96 station records on 20 December 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

96 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 42, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 20 December 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	42
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 20 December 1925 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 92.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

82 broken records

Margins by which the 82 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 1925

Top 20 records on 20 December 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 1925	Grundy Ctr, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1925	Portland Rfc City, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1925	Ellensburg, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1925	Altentreptow, DE	all-time snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1925	Washington, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1925	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1925	Red Range (Victoria St), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1925	Gavle, SE	daily low max	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1925	Vastervik, SE	daily low max	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1925	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1925	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1925	Genoa, IT	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1925	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1925	Umatilla, US	monthly rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1925	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1925	Wangerooge, DE	daily rain	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1925	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1925	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1925	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1925	Waren, DE	monthly snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	19 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 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1925. 1925 had 96 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 10	64
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2