Weather Records on 20 December 1935

152 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1935. Highest significance: Brucefield, CA.

Key Facts for 20 December 1935

On 20 December 1935, 152 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 151 daily.
Brucefield set an all-time record daily snowfall of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 20 December 1935.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

152 stations

152 station records on 20 December 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gravatt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.6 C (110.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Annavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

152 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 20 December 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 20 December 1935 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 151.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

127 broken records

Margins by which the 127 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 1935

Top 20 records on 20 December 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 1935	Brucefield, CA	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1935	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1935	Brucefield, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1935	Adirampatanam, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1935	Tirupoondi, IN	daily rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1935	New Martinsville 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1935	Nagappattinam, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1935	Tombstone, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1935	Nambucca Heads Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1935	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1935	Muthupet, IN	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1935	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1935	Thiruthuraipoond, IN	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1935	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1935	Bowie, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1935	Glenville, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1935	Wolfville, CA	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	61 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1935	Clifton, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1935	Mykland, NO	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1935	Mount Gravatt, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	30 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1935. 1935 had 152 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	108
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1