Weather Records on 20 December 1965

353 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1965. Highest significance: Lake Alfred Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 20 December 1965

On 20 December 1965, 353 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 346 daily.
Lake Alfred Exp STN set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 20 December 1965.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

353 stations

353 station records on 20 December 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oxley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blue	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Canary	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Price	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Price	Canada	Record daily snowfall	41.4 cm (16.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks Farnham Rch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoille Ph	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

353 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 20 December 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 20 December 1965 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 346.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

285 broken records

Margins by which the 285 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 690.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 1965

Top 20 records on 20 December 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 1965	Lake Alfred Exp STN, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1965	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1965	Lumber City, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1965	Pardelup, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1965	Perillup, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1965	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1965	Bamberg, DE	daily high max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1965	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1965	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high max	12.7 C (54.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1965	Lemon Cove, US	all-time low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1965	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily high min	5.5 C (41.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1965	Kendenup, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1965	Karesuando, SE	daily snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1965	Oxley Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1965	Belle Isle, CA	daily high max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1965	Orland, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1965	Orleans, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1965	Sattankulam, IN	daily rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1965	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	4.0 C (39.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1965	Riddle, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	51 years	30 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1965. 1965 had 353 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 100	280
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1