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Weather Records on 19 December 1908

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1908. Highest significance: Hvar, HR.

Key Facts for 19 December 1908

  • On 19 December 1908, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 11 daily.
  • Hvar set a daily record precipitation of 86.0 mm (3.4 in) on 19 December 1908.
  • Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 19 December 1908 12 station records on 19 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 19 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 19 December 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HvarCroatiaRecord daily precipitation86.0 mm (3.4 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
GilgoinAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord daily precipitation14.4 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation6.7 mm (0.26 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 19 December 1908 by type Records set or tied on 19 December 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 0246Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 19 December 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 19 December 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 19 December 1908 by timescale Records on 19 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 11. 051015all-time: 1monthly: 0daily: 11all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 19 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 11.
Records on 19 December 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly0
daily11

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 December 1908 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.7. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 10: 810 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 December 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 108
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1908
Top 12 records on 19 December 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
19 December 1908Hvar, HRdaily rain86.0 mm (3.4 in)65.7 mm (2.6 in)39 years56 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1908Gilgoin, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)10 years15 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1908Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily high min13.0 C (55.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1908Kremsmuenster, ATdaily rain14.4 mm (0.6 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1908San Diego Wbo, USdaily low min2.8 C (37.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1908Portland Rfc City, USdaily low min-5.0 C (23.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1908Emmaville (Strathbogie), AUdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)22 years9 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1908Wilmington Wb City, USdaily high max23.3 C (73.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)18 years8 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1908Sacramento 5 ESE, USall-time low max (Tie)2.8 C (37.0 F)tie25 years7 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1908Pesaro, ITdaily rain6.7 mm (0.26 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1908San Diego Wbo, USdaily low max (Tie)13.9 C (57.0 F)tie10 years1 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1908Portland Rfc City, USdaily low max (Tie)1.7 C (35.1 F)tie10 years1 of 100 (Routine)

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 1908
Records on 12-19 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 12 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 21795: 11805: 11835: 11846: 21849: 11852: 31855: 31859: 31860: 11861: 21869: 21870: 11875: 21877: 21880: 11884: 21885: 11888: 11889: 31890: 41892: 41894: 11895: 41896: 11898: 31899: 21900: 11901: 31902: 161903: 21904: 191905: 51906: 91907: 121908: 121909: 181910: 221911: 171912: 411913: 501914: 231915: 311916: 381917: 361918: 241919: 531920: 301921: 601922: 1551923: 1801924: 4921925: 791926: 1521927: 2221928: 451929: 3861930: 761931: 6501932: 2391933: 4591934: 4551935: 1101936: 6891937: 2111938: 2371939: 3901940: 3921941: 5881942: 6541943: 3641944: 2411945: 7001946: 1821947: 2831948: 3971949: 6321950: 5451951: 6221952: 4691953: 5171954: 4431955: 9061956: 2871957: 9841958: 3861959: 2491960: 4321961: 5951962: 6701963: 9661964: 7531965: 3921966: 8511967: 1,0631968: 9001969: 3811970: 4851971: 2881972: 3251973: 1,0141974: 2521975: 8431976: 3981977: 5691978: 1,1911979: 8291980: 4561981: 1,5151982: 7681983: 2,8041984: 1,0661985: 1,1791986: 6091987: 1,0951988: 1,0011989: 1,7401990: 1,4631991: 1,2361992: 1,1761993: 1,1531994: 6921995: 1,4591996: 2,1081997: 8301998: 8551999: 6092000: 1,1542001: 6272002: 1,4672003: 9962004: 6642005: 6972006: 1,0612007: 6892008: 1,5452009: 1,9372010: 1,6102011: 8322012: 7742013: 6362014: 5372015: 1,1092016: 1,0802017: 7832018: 3952019: 5402020: 3262021: 6022022: 4932023: 1,2222024: 8652025: 1,5421793188419051921193719531969198520012017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 12 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-19 in each year
YearRecords
17932
17951
18051
18351
18462
18491
18523
18553
18593
18601
18612
18692
18701
18752
18772
18801
18842
18851
18881
18893
18904
18924
18941
18954
18961
18983
18992
19001
19013
190216
19032
190419
19055
19069
190712
190812
190918
191022
191117
191241
191350
191423
191531
191638
191736
191824
191953
192030
192160
1922155
1923180
1924492
192579
1926152
1927222
192845
1929386
193076
1931650
1932239
1933459
1934455
1935110
1936689
1937211
1938237
1939390
1940392
1941588
1942654
1943364
1944241
1945700
1946182
1947283
1948397
1949632
1950545
1951622
1952469
1953517
1954443
1955906
1956287
1957984
1958386
1959249
1960432
1961595
1962670
1963966
1964753
1965392
1966851
19671,063
1968900
1969381
1970485
1971288
1972325
19731,014
1974252
1975843
1976398
1977569
19781,191
1979829
1980456
19811,515
1982768
19832,804
19841,066
19851,179
1986609
19871,095
19881,001
19891,740
19901,463
19911,236
19921,176
19931,153
1994692
19951,459
19962,108
1997830
1998855
1999609
20001,154
2001627
20021,467
2003996
2004664
2005697
20061,061
2007689
20081,545
20091,937
20101,610
2011832
2012774
2013636
2014537
20151,109
20161,080
2017783
2018395
2019540
2020326
2021602
2022493
20231,222
2024865
20251,542

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).