Weather Records on 12 December 2020

507 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 2020. Highest significance: Indee, AU.

Key Facts for 12 December 2020

On 12 December 2020, 507 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
132 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 499 daily.
Indee set a daily record precipitation of 73.6 mm (2.9 in) on 12 December 2020.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

507 stations

507 station records on 12 December 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Taylors Arm (Lemon Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lahore City	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Warburton Airfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham (Limpinwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	326.0 mm (12.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wooli Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Meldrum (Coolawarrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thumb Creek (Figtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Girralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville (Cow Cownty)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leigh (Rolling Acres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bellevue L/D 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Geneva Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Dam 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lourdes	France	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Union Grove Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Multan Intl	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

507 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 12 December 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 12 December 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 499.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

419 broken records

Margins by which the 419 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 157.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 2020

Top 20 records on 12 December 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 2020	Indee, AU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	101 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 December 2020	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	monthly rain	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2020	Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	79 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2020	Taylors Arm (Lemon Grove), AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2020	Lahore City, PK	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2020	Warburton Airfield, AU	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2020	Brodhead Wwtp, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	111 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2020	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2020	Noreena Downs, AU	monthly rain	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 December 2020	Washington, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2020	Chillingham (Limpinwood), AU	monthly rain	326.0 mm (12.8 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2020	Lower Bucca, AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	110 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2020	Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	110 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2020	Surat, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	118 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2020	Wooli Beach, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2020	Meldrum (Coolawarrah), AU	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2020	Greenville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2020	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	18.4 C (65.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	124 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2020	Fairfield, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2020	Mundrabilla Station, AU	daily rain	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	3 years	50 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 507 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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Data for records on 2020-12-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	349
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	15
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1