Weather Records on 20 December 1991

1,172 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1991. Highest significance: Brownwood 2NE, US.

Key Facts for 20 December 1991

On 20 December 1991, 1,172 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
258 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 1,108 daily.
Brownwood 2NE set a daily record precipitation of 68.8 mm (2.7 in) on 20 December 1991.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,172 stations

1,172 station records on 20 December 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fairfield 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pandale 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ferris	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hunt 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dal-Ftw Wscmo AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Soledad de Graciano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burkett	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hords Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Throckmorton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hye	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gold	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nix Store 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,172 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 789, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 20 December 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	789
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 20 December 1991 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 63, daily 1,108.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,021 broken records

Margins by which the 1,021 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 1991

Top 20 records on 20 December 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 1991	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1991	Weatherford, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1991	Independence, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	95 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1991	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1991	Fredonia, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1991	Fredericksburg, US	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1991	Chandler, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1991	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1991	Sabinal, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1991	Stephenville Clark Fld, US	monthly rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1991	Pawhuska, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1991	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1991	San Marcos, US	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1991	San Saba, US	monthly rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1991	Lawton, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1991	Walters, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1991	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1991	Goldthwaite 1 WSW, US	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1991	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1991	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)

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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1991. 1991 had 1,172 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 50	973
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1