Weather Records on 20 December 2000

1,150 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 2000. Highest significance: Friend 3E, US.

Key Facts for 20 December 2000

On 20 December 2000, 1,150 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 503 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 1,094 daily.
Friend 3E set a daily record snow depth of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 20 December 2000.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,150 stations

1,150 station records on 20 December 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Friend 3E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Houston	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lowell	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arltunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canisteo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alta Vista	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Garden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flint Fcwos	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ankeny	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Freedom	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Austral Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delmore Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Union Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Terre Haute Indiana State	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anamosa 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Savage Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Germantown Wastewater Utility	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,150 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 204, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 299, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 122, Deepest snow cover 284.

Records on 20 December 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	204
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	299
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	122
Deepest snow cover	284

Records on 20 December 2000 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 52, daily 1,094.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

806 broken records

Margins by which the 806 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 2000

Top 20 records on 20 December 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 2000	Friend 3E, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2000	Houston, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	94 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2000	Lowell, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2000	Harlan Co Lake, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2000	La Harpe, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2000	Lansing, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	102 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2000	Audubon, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2000	Canton, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2000	Columbus Junction, US	monthly snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2000	Hickman, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	1 year	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2000	Arltunga, AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2000	Canisteo 1 SW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2000	Port Washington, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2000	Port Washington, US	monthly snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2000	Alta Vista, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2000	Pembina, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2000	The Garden, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2000	Oswego 1 N, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2000	Farmington, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2000	Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	100 years	44 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2000. 2000 had 1,150 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	674
50 to 100	88
100 to 150	33
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1