Snow event in United States, 1 to 13 December 2019

Name: Snow event in United States, 1 to 13 December 2019
Start: 2019-12-01
End: 2019-12-13
Location: United States

Snow event in United States, 1 to 13 December 2019: 470 records at 124 stations, peak on 3 December 2019. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Snow event in United States, 1 to 13 December 2019 set or tied 470 station records at 124 stations.
It ran from 1 December 2019 to 13 December 2019 (13 days) and its peak day was 3 December 2019.
Status: closed.
Keene set a daily record snowfall of 28.2 cm (11.1 in) on 2 December 2019.
The busiest day was 3 December 2019 with 136 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 144 years.

Footprint

1 to 13 December 2019

The area covered by Snow event in United States, 1 to 13 December 2019 is outlined, with 14 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Snow event in United States, 1 to 13 December 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Keene	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	2019-12-02
Ashburnham	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	2019-12-02
Alcove Dam	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	2019-12-04
Tully Lake	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	2019-12-03
Birch Hill Dam	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2019-12-03
Troy L&D	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	2019-12-03
Milford	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2019-12-04
Edward Macdowell Lake	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2019-12-02
Haverhill	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	2019-12-03
Lawrence	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2019-12-02
Nashua 2 NNW	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	2019-12-03
Amherst	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2019-12-03
Belchertown	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2019-12-04
Burlington	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2019-12-03

Records per Day

Peak day 136

Records set or tied each day from 1 December 2019 to 13 December 2019. The most in one day was 136 on 3 December 2019.

Records per day during Snow event in United States, 1 to 13 December 2019
Date	Records
2019-12-02	126
2019-12-03	136
2019-12-04	73
2019-12-05	52
2019-12-06	24
2019-12-07	16
2019-12-08	11
2019-12-09	5
2019-12-11	25
2019-12-12	1
2019-12-13	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Snow event in United States, 1 to 13 December 2019 ranked by margin
Alcove Dam, 12-04	48.3 cm (19.0 in)
Birch Hill Dam, 12-03	45.7 cm (18.0 in)
Alcove Dam, 12-05	43.2 cm (17.0 in)
Troy L&D, 12-03	43.1 cm (17.0 in)
Ashburnham, 12-03	38.1 cm (15.0 in)
Tully Lake, 12-03	33.0 cm (13.0 in)
Milford, 12-04	33.0 cm (13.0 in)
Nashua 2 NNW, 12-03	33.0 cm (13.0 in)
Edward Macdowell Lake, 12-02	27.9 cm (11.0 in)
Burlington, 12-03	27.9 cm (11.0 in)
Belchertown, 12-04	25.4 cm (10.0 in)
Tully Lake, 12-02	23.9 cm (9.4 in)
Birch Hill Dam, 12-02	23.9 cm (9.4 in)
Lawrence, 12-02	22.9 cm (9.0 in)
Nashua 2 NNW, 12-02	22.9 cm (9.0 in)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

470 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Snow event in United States, 1 to 13 December 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
193	89
203	89
432	68
483	68
330	69
228	69
330	70
431	54
204	116
239	52
279	52
457	48
229	92
203	78
254	60
239	52
330	69
279	70
381	48
229	64
203	49
188	52
282	73
254	70
356	48
330	60
139	89
254	70
356	48
216	56
356	48
208	69
203	69
178	92
228	49
229	70
279	60
228	73
157	56
160	66
152	70
305	48
92	82
313	16
112	69
153	78
63	116
279	9
330	9
356	9
102	89
153	69
77	82
46	116
38	124
178	52
51	117
77	120
178	70
178	49
178	52
76	82
59	82
51	117
127	60
254	16
153	49
229	40
77	89
254	36
116	69
127	78
51	116
86	84
127	78
152	70
38	122
69	89
254	46
43	144
51	120
127	73
64	82
102	46
254	46
153	49
127	73
50	117
30	108
183	26
102	69
51	89
163	56
203	48
26	112
102	73
102	73
102	78
114	52
25	117
123	69
13	117
11	116
76	78
254	36
20	124
26	117
304	12
185	6
203	36
13	108
102	73
120	12
25	117
18	125
13	108
208	46
203	48
178	48
140	32
91	62
84	69
177	54
178	56
127	70
211	16
203	28
63	74
182	32
204	46
17	92
102	70
26	86
178	36
204	9
178	56
104	54
77	69
127	13
254	16
203	36
178	48
51	78
228	29
152	48
178	46
25	88
102	62
432	26
431	26
76	73
76	61
127	50
77	48
51	64
25	80
203	36
127	54
26	82
103	66
12	84
203	29
153	56
25	80
102	60
102	60
25	82
152	46
165	16
15	80
127	48
152	56
51	64
203	28
127	46
25	78
127	46
381	26
25	73
127	60
102	60
30	72
81	62
203	16
76	56
115	49
152	36
178	36
153	6
76	62
13	82
76	50
127	36
177	28
76	60
28	72
5	52
101	42
101	56
129	56

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Snow event in United States, 1 to 13 December 2019 compared with similar events
Snow event in United States, 3 to 27 January 2024	2,190 records
Snow event in United States, 24 November to 22 December 2025	1,539 records
Snow event in United States, 9 to 29 April 2022	1,475 records
Snow event in United States, 27 September to 17 October 2018	1,247 records
Snow event in United States, 26 September to 23 October 2019	1,194 records
Snow event in United States, 1 to 13 December 2019 (this event)	470 records

Every Record Set

20 of 470

Every record set or tied during Snow event in United States, 1 to 13 December 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-12-02	Keene	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	89	69 of 100 (Major)
2019-12-02	Ashburnham	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	89	68 of 100 (Major)
2019-12-02	Tully Lake	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	52	62 of 100 (Major)
2019-12-02	Edward Macdowell Lake	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52	62 of 100 (Major)
2019-12-02	Lawrence	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	92	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-12-02	Birch Hill Dam	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	52	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-02	Nashua 2 NNW	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-03	Tully Lake	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	69	64 of 100 (Major)
2019-12-03	Birch Hill Dam	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	69	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-12-03	Troy L&D	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	54	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-12-03	Haverhill	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	116	62 of 100 (Major)
2019-12-03	Birch Hill Dam	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-12-03	Amherst	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	78	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-03	Nashua 2 NNW	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	69	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-03	Burlington	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	70	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-03	Ashburnham	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-04	Alcove Dam	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	68	67 of 100 (Major)
2019-12-04	Milford	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	70	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-12-04	Belchertown	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-05	Alcove Dam	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	68	67 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 470 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
193	89
203	89
432	68
483	68
330	69
228	69
330	70
431	54
204	116
239	52
279	52
457	48
229	92
203	78
254	60
239	52
330	69
279	70
381	48
229	64
203	49
188	52
282	73
254	70
356	48
330	60
139	89
254	70
356	48
216	56
356	48
208	69
203	69
178	92
228	49
229	70
279	60
228	73
157	56
160	66
152	70
305	48
92	82
313	16
112	69
153	78
63	116
279	9
330	9
356	9
102	89
153	69
77	82
46	116
38	124
178	52
51	117
77	120
178	70
178	49
178	52
76	82
59	82
51	117
127	60
254	16
153	49
229	40
77	89
254	36
116	69
127	78
51	116
86	84
127	78
152	70
38	122
69	89
254	46
43	144
51	120
127	73
64	82
102	46
254	46
153	49
127	73
50	117
30	108
183	26
102	69
51	89
163	56
203	48
26	112
102	73
102	73
102	78
114	52
25	117
123	69
13	117
11	116
76	78
254	36
20	124
26	117
304	12
185	6
203	36
13	108
102	73
120	12
25	117
18	125
13	108
208	46
203	48
178	48
140	32
91	62
84	69
177	54
178	56
127	70
211	16
203	28
63	74
182	32
204	46
17	92
102	70
26	86
178	36
204	9
178	56
104	54
77	69
127	13
254	16
203	36
178	48
51	78
228	29
152	48
178	46
25	88
102	62
432	26
431	26
76	73
76	61
127	50
77	48
51	64
25	80
203	36
127	54
26	82
103	66
12	84
203	29
153	56
25	80
102	60
102	60
25	82
152	46
165	16
15	80
127	48
152	56
51	64
203	28
127	46
25	78
127	46
381	26
25	73
127	60
102	60
30	72
81	62
203	16
76	56
115	49
152	36
178	36
153	6
76	62
13	82
76	50
127	36
177	28
76	60
28	72
5	52
101	42
101	56
129	56

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
193	89
203	89
432	68
483	68
330	69
228	69
330	70
431	54
204	116
239	52
279	52
457	48
229	92
203	78
254	60
239	52
330	69
279	70
381	48
229	64
203	49
188	52
282	73
254	70
356	48
330	60
139	89
254	70
356	48
216	56
356	48
208	69
203	69
178	92
228	49
229	70
279	60
228	73
157	56
160	66
152	70
305	48
92	82
313	16
112	69
153	78
63	116
279	9
330	9
356	9
102	89
153	69
77	82
46	116
38	124
178	52
51	117
77	120
178	70
178	49
178	52
76	82
59	82
51	117
127	60
254	16
153	49
229	40
77	89
254	36
116	69
127	78
51	116
86	84
127	78
152	70
38	122
69	89
254	46
43	144
51	120
127	73
64	82
102	46
254	46
153	49
127	73
50	117
30	108
183	26
102	69
51	89
163	56
203	48
26	112
102	73
102	73
102	78
114	52
25	117
123	69
13	117
11	116
76	78
254	36
20	124
26	117
304	12
185	6
203	36
13	108
102	73
120	12
25	117
18	125
13	108
208	46
203	48
178	48
140	32
91	62
84	69
177	54
178	56
127	70
211	16
203	28
63	74
182	32
204	46
17	92
102	70
26	86
178	36
204	9
178	56
104	54
77	69
127	13
254	16
203	36
178	48
51	78
228	29
152	48
178	46
25	88
102	62
432	26
431	26
76	73
76	61
127	50
77	48
51	64
25	80
203	36
127	54
26	82
103	66
12	84
203	29
153	56
25	80
102	60
102	60
25	82
152	46
165	16
15	80
127	48
152	56
51	64
203	28
127	46
25	78
127	46
381	26
25	73
127	60
102	60
30	72
81	62
203	16
76	56
115	49
152	36
178	36
153	6
76	62
13	82
76	50
127	36
177	28
76	60
28	72
5	52
101	42
101	56
129	56

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
193	89
203	89
432	68
483	68
330	69
228	69
330	70
431	54
204	116
239	52
279	52
457	48
229	92
203	78
254	60
239	52
330	69
279	70
381	48
229	64
203	49
188	52
282	73
254	70
356	48
330	60
139	89
254	70
356	48
216	56
356	48
208	69
203	69
178	92
228	49
229	70
279	60
228	73
157	56
160	66
152	70
305	48
92	82
313	16
112	69
153	78
63	116
279	9
330	9
356	9
102	89
153	69
77	82
46	116
38	124
178	52
51	117
77	120
178	70
178	49
178	52
76	82
59	82
51	117
127	60
254	16
153	49
229	40
77	89
254	36
116	69
127	78
51	116
86	84
127	78
152	70
38	122
69	89
254	46
43	144
51	120
127	73
64	82
102	46
254	46
153	49
127	73
50	117
30	108
183	26
102	69
51	89
163	56
203	48
26	112
102	73
102	73
102	78
114	52
25	117
123	69
13	117
11	116
76	78
254	36
20	124
26	117
304	12
185	6
203	36
13	108
102	73
120	12
25	117
18	125
13	108
208	46
203	48
178	48
140	32
91	62
84	69
177	54
178	56
127	70
211	16
203	28
63	74
182	32
204	46
17	92
102	70
26	86
178	36
204	9
178	56
104	54
77	69
127	13
254	16
203	36
178	48
51	78
228	29
152	48
178	46
25	88
102	62
432	26
431	26
76	73
76	61
127	50
77	48
51	64
25	80
203	36
127	54
26	82
103	66
12	84
203	29
153	56
25	80
102	60
102	60
25	82
152	46
165	16
15	80
127	48
152	56
51	64
203	28
127	46
25	78
127	46
381	26
25	73
127	60
102	60
30	72
81	62
203	16
76	56
115	49
152	36
178	36
153	6
76	62
13	82
76	50
127	36
177	28
76	60
28	72
5	52
101	42
101	56
129	56