Weather Records on 4 December 1919

94 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1919. Highest significance: Lyonville, AU.

Key Facts for 4 December 1919

On 4 December 1919, 94 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 93 daily.
Lyonville set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 4 December 1919.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

94 stations

94 station records on 4 December 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lyonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenaroua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Metcalfe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brighton Middle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Areegra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater (Memsie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Expedition Pass Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Derra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goonal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Donald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim (Drewsdene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tullaroop Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tolmie (Langley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Woolerina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brim (Boswell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Towaninnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

94 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 85, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 December 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 December 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 93.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

89 broken records

Margins by which the 89 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1919

Top 20 records on 4 December 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1919	Lyonville, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1919	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1919	Glenaroua, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1919	Gembrook, AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1919	Lake Eildon, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1919	Nariel Creek (Simpson), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1919	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1919	Metcalfe, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1919	Malmsbury Reservoir, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1919	Murrumbeena Leeds Grove, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1919	Geelong Sec, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1919	Kilmore Assumption College, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1919	Dandaloo (Kelvin), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1919	Yea, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1919	Caulfield (Racecourse), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1919	Warragul (Carbethon), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1919	Culbertson, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1919	Lancefield, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1919	Fryerstown, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1919	Morven Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	24 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

1796 to 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1919. 1919 had 94 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	73
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1