Weather Records on 20 December 2005

515 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 2005. Highest significance: Sirte, LY.

Key Facts for 20 December 2005

On 20 December 2005, 515 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 499 daily.
Sirte set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 20 December 2005.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

515 stations

515 station records on 20 December 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sirte	Libya	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cardenas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Westfall	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tambov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tan Son Hoa	Vietnam	Record low maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Comalcalco (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Teojomulco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
C.I.A.P.Y.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record low minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malheur Branch Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Landshut	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Climax	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gerlach	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poblado C-28	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berezovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dikson	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Loretta 1W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mauth-Finsterau	Germany	Record snow depth	123.0 cm (48.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Novy-Port	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Callahan	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tulelake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Benito Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shamrock #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hoytville 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Idleyld Park 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burdick (Diamond Springs)	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Herington	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake Rs	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

515 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 69, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 20 December 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 20 December 2005 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 499.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

390 broken records

Margins by which the 390 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 185.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 2005

Top 20 records on 20 December 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 2005	Sirte, LY	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2005	Cardenas, MX	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2005	Mt Hope, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2005	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2005	Westfall, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2005	Ridgeway 1 S, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2005	Tambov, RU	monthly rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2005	Clearwater, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2005	Tan Son Hoa, VN	daily low max	24.3 C (75.7 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2005	Breckenridge, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2005	Lovelock, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2005	Comalcalco (Dge), MX	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2005	Auberry 2 NW, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2005	Lakin, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2005	Kent City 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2005	Ashland, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2005	Roseburg Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2005	Teojomulco, MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2005	C.I.A.P.Y., MX	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2005	Steamboat Springs, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	83 years	35 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 515 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 25	313
25 to 50	37
50 to 75	21
75 to 100	11
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	5