Weather Records on 20 December 1957

1,354 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1957. Highest significance: Marble Hill, US.

Key Facts for 20 December 1957

On 20 December 1957, 1,354 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
881 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,308 daily.
Marble Hill set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 20 December 1957.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,354 stations

1,354 station records on 20 December 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth Dam 44	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
High Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ste Agathe des Monts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,354 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 420, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 461, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 447, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 20 December 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	420
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	461
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	447
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 20 December 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 45, daily 1,308.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,204 broken records

Margins by which the 1,204 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 1957

Top 20 records on 20 December 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 1957	Marble Hill, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1957	Crystal Falls, CA	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1957	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1957	Huberdeau, CA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1957	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1957	Leavenworth Dam 44, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1957	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1957	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1957	Flora 5 NW, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1957	Paris Stp, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1957	Fairfield, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1957	Clarksdale, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1957	Charleston, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1957	Chillicothe 2S, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1957	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1957	De Ruyter 4 N, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1957	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1957	Maquoketa, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1957	Barrage Angliers, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1957	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 1,354 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	1,143
20 to 40	54
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1