Weather Records on 22 December 2020

948 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 2020. Highest significance: Barkly Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 22 December 2020

On 22 December 2020, 948 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
550 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 921 daily.
Barkly Downs set a daily record precipitation of 138.0 mm (5.4 in) on 22 December 2020.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

948 stations

948 station records on 22 December 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Barraba (Neranghi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Kelvin (Kahana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Uralla (Mihi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Postmasburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Willow Tree (Yarrabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Turrawan (Wallah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Moree (Mallowa (Narba))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Soudan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Duri (Ashgrove) No 142	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla (Fern Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boothulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Caroda (Roseberry Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Tarana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woolbrook (Danglemah Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hunter Springs (Wondecla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Schotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha Road ( Boxley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Blue Nobby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Territory Grape Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dungowan (Ravencroft)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie (Lallybroch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Owen Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri (Mollee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Minderoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keepit Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waldems-Reinborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Denison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

948 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 383, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 339, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 22 December 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	383
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	339
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 22 December 2020 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 921.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

852 broken records

Margins by which the 852 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 2020

Top 20 records on 22 December 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 2020	Barkly Downs, AU	daily rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	113 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 December 2020	Somerton (Bective Estate), AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	106 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 December 2020	Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 December 2020	Barraba (Neranghi), AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	106 years	77 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2020	Kelvin (Kahana), AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	106 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2020	Towanda 1 S, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2020	Wee Waa (George St), AU	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	106 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2020	Glen Morrison (Millbank), AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	106 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2020	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	104 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2020	Uralla (Mihi), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	99 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2020	Postmasburg, ZA	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2020	Willow Tree (Yarrabah), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	87 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2020	Turrawan (Wallah), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2020	Everett, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2020	Barraba Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	106 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2020	Moree (Mallowa (Narba)), AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2020	Soudan, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2020	Quirindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	120 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2020	Duri (Ashgrove) No 142, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2020	Manilla (Fern Hill), AU	monthly rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	57 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 948 records.

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

Records on 12-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1804	1
1808	3
1824	1
1825	1
1844	1
1846	1
1855	6
1857	2
1859	1
1860	2
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	1
1875	5
1877	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	1
1886	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	2
1901	7
1902	9
1903	11
1904	3
1905	6
1906	13
1907	8
1908	29
1909	32
1910	28
1911	31
1912	37
1913	29
1914	159
1915	58
1916	62
1917	12
1918	64
1919	23
1920	36
1921	196
1922	29
1923	267
1924	396
1925	135
1926	188
1927	101
1928	114
1929	285
1930	97
1931	723
1932	219
1933	729
1934	119
1935	536
1936	274
1937	301
1938	248
1939	143
1940	436
1941	850
1942	812
1943	237
1944	624
1945	700
1946	264
1947	445
1948	378
1949	1,063
1950	428
1951	536
1952	447
1953	350
1954	510
1955	1,041
1956	878
1957	425
1958	544
1959	274
1960	1,353
1961	215
1962	521
1963	1,305
1964	1,184
1965	343
1966	279
1967	1,252
1968	1,478
1969	917
1970	984
1971	621
1972	719
1973	1,055
1974	498
1975	647
1976	605
1977	493
1978	363
1979	731
1980	580
1981	1,099
1982	637
1983	4,061
1984	794
1985	867
1986	523
1987	815
1988	699
1989	4,643
1990	3,228
1991	1,034
1992	522
1993	1,087
1994	920
1995	1,130
1996	939
1997	866
1998	1,106
1999	939
2000	925
2001	491
2002	652
2003	1,046
2004	899
2005	880
2006	1,390
2007	1,478
2008	1,000
2009	992
2010	1,632
2011	779
2012	837
2013	1,867
2014	915
2015	1,562
2016	550
2017	488
2018	514
2019	763
2020	948
2021	293
2022	1,047
2023	893
2024	477
2025	1,417

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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 50	828
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1