Weather Records on 20 December 2020

554 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 2020. Highest significance: Moola Bulla, AU.

Key Facts for 20 December 2020

On 20 December 2020, 554 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
362 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 548 daily.
Moola Bulla set a daily record precipitation of 119.0 mm (4.7 in) on 20 December 2020.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

554 stations

554 station records on 20 December 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sophie Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gorrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alsea Fh (Fall Creek)	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Skinner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centerburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napperby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Troughton Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alberton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yambah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Renovo	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emmons	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Oceanside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hachinohe	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stevensville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Foster Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lacomb 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willamina	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hakodate	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chokurdah	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baytown	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

554 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 248, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 20 December 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	248
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 20 December 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 548.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

461 broken records

Margins by which the 461 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 2020

Top 20 records on 20 December 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 2020	Moola Bulla, AU	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	109 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 December 2020	Towanda 1 S, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	103 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 December 2020	Lakeport 2, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2020	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2020	Goychay, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2020	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	134 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2020	Canton, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2020	Sophie Downs, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2020	Elmira, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2020	Estacada 2 SE, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2020	Covington 2 WSW, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2020	Gorrie, AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2020	Binghamton, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2020	Battle Ground, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2020	Alsea Fh (Fall Creek), US	daily rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2020	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2020	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2020	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2020	Bayrick, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	107 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2020	Greene, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	42 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2020. 2020 had 554 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	444
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2