Weather Records on 20 December 1941

633 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1941. Highest significance: Ranfurly, CA.

Key Facts for 20 December 1941

On 20 December 1941, 633 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
533 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 631 daily.
Ranfurly set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 20 December 1941.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

633 stations

633 station records on 20 December 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

633 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 416, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 December 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	416
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 December 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 631.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

554 broken records

Margins by which the 554 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 1941

Top 20 records on 20 December 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 1941	Ranfurly, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1941	Dandaloo (Skye), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1941	Wiluna, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1941	Ankenes, NO	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1941	Karina, ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1941	Camden 1, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1941	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily high min	23.1 C (73.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	69 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1941	Edmonton, CA	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1941	Purdum, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1941	Wetaskiwin, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1941	Culbertson, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1941	Newport, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1941	Conception, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1941	Castlewood, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1941	Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm, ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1941	Griggsville, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1941	Sikeston, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	45 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1941	Albany 1 N, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	47 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1941	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	45 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1941	Bathurst Agricultural Station, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	24 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1941. 1941 had 633 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 50	549
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1