Weather Records on 4 December 2020

424 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 2020. Highest significance: Sapphire (Argyle), AU.

Key Facts for 4 December 2020

On 4 December 2020, 424 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
239 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 412 daily.
Sapphire (Argyle) set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 4 December 2020.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

424 stations

424 station records on 4 December 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Delungra (Pearsby Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Plains (Croye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.6 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaccio	France	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Swanage	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pallamallawa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pindari Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Araluen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Blue Nobby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ratece-Planica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes (Reddestone (Redban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hurn	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dinton Vale (Berrilee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bely Island	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
North Star (Wolonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Graman (Ulupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mullan Pass Vor/Dme	United States	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tillabery	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Niamey Aero	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dikson	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elsmore (Danthonia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McCamey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kredarica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Vale (Numeralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Curapca	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Mitchell (Tirranna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashford (Beaumont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood (Lochiel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Linxi	China	Record low minimum temperature	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seyaha	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

424 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 4 December 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 4 December 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 412.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

371 broken records

Margins by which the 371 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 2020

Top 20 records on 4 December 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 2020	Sapphire (Argyle), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	111 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 December 2020	Delungra (Pearsby Hall), AU	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2020	Glen Innes Ag Research STN, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2020	Kings Plains (Croye), AU	monthly rain	153.6 mm (6.0 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	2 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2020	Ajaccio, FR	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2020	Croppa Creek (Krui Plains), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2020	Barraba Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	122 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2020	Boggabri (Kanownda), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2020	Swanage, GB	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2020	Bonshaw (Campbell St), AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2020	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2020	Kookabookra, AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2020	Pittsfield Muni AP, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2020	Dalveen, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	111 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2020	Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	122 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2020	Pallamallawa Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2020	Arnett 3NE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2020	Garah Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2020	Pindari Dam, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2020	Tingha Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	75 years	40 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

1796 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2020. 2020 had 424 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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	345
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3