Weather Records on 20 December 1943

193 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1943. Highest significance: Granada Station, AU.

Key Facts for 20 December 1943

On 20 December 1943, 193 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 191 daily.
Granada Station set a daily record precipitation of 70.4 mm (2.8 in) on 20 December 1943.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

193 stations

193 station records on 20 December 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iraucuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milguy (Myee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaville- Mill Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Monica	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Luzia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culcairn Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Axel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Flat Top Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville D St Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

193 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 105, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 20 December 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 20 December 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 191.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

174 broken records

Margins by which the 174 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 1943

Top 20 records on 20 December 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 1943	Granada Station, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1943	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1943	Iraucuba, BR	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1943	Inkerman Station, AU	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1943	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1943	Chico UNIV Farm, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1943	Coonamble (Wingadee), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1943	Woodstock Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1943	Queenton, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1943	Aramac Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1943	Spicer, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1943	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1943	Maryvale Station, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1943	Coolamon Post Office, AU	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1943	Milguy (Myee), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1943	Kindersley, CA	daily high max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15.0 C (27.0 F)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1943	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily high max	10.5 C (50.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	62 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1943	Paso Robles, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1943	Anakie Richardson St, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1943	Cundletown Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	23 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1943. 1943 had 193 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	148
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1