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Weather Records on 19 December 1909

18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1909. Highest significance: Jamestown, ZA.

Key Facts for 19 December 1909

  • On 19 December 1909, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Jamestown set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 19 December 1909.
  • Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

18 stations
Weather records on 19 December 1909 18 station records on 19 December 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
18 station records on 19 December 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 19 December 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
JamestownSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-21.1 C (-6.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
TallinnEstoniaRecord daily precipitation2.7 mm (0.11 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
SpringbokSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall0.3 cm (0.1 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

18 records
Records on 19 December 1909 by type Records set or tied on 19 December 1909 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 5. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 5Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 19 December 1909 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.
Records on 19 December 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall5
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 19 December 1909 by timescale Records on 19 December 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 19 December 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 17.
Records on 19 December 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 December 1909 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 10: 1010 to 20: 320 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 150 to 60: 060 to 70: 070 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 December 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 1010
10 to 203
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 501
50 to 600
60 to 700
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1909
Top 18 records on 19 December 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
19 December 1909Jamestown, ZAdaily rain63.5 mm (2.5 in)40.1 mm (1.6 in)19 years48 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1909Gravenhurst, CAmonthly snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)38 years30 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1909Owen Sound, CAdaily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)7.7 cm (3.0 in)24 years22 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1909Gravenhurst, CAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)2 years21 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1909Umea, SEdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1909Orillia, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1909Stornoway Airport, GBdaily low max-0.6 C (30.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)22 years15 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1909Santa Fe, USdaily low min-21.1 C (-6.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)13 years14 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1909Owen Sound, CAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)13 years13 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1909Tallinn, EEdaily rain2.7 mm (0.11 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)22 years12 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1909Montgomery Wb City, USdaily low max2.8 C (37.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1909Stornoway Airport, GBdaily low min-5.0 C (23.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1909Lakefield, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)15 years9 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1909Springbok, ZAdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1909San Diego Wbo, USdaily low max13.3 C (55.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)11 years7 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1909San Diego Wbo, USdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)0 years5 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1909Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily high min (Tie)13.0 C (55.4 F)tie0 years1 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1909Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily snowfall (Tie)0.3 cm (0.1 in)tie3 years0 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 1909
Records on 12-19 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1909. 1909 had 18 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: 3972019: 5412020: 3272021: 6032022: 4942023: 1,2242024: 8642025: 1,5421793188419051921193719531969198520012017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1909. 1909 had 18 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
2018397
2019541
2020327
2021603
2022494
20231,224
2024864
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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).