Weather Records on 10 December 1919

80 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 December 1919. Highest significance: Portland Rfc City, US.

Key Facts for 10 December 1919

On 10 December 1919, 80 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 74 daily.
Portland Rfc City set a daily record snowfall of 34.3 cm (13.5 in) on 10 December 1919.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

80 stations

80 station records on 10 December 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 December 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

80 records

Records set or tied on 10 December 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 10 December 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	12
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 10 December 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 74.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

68 broken records

Margins by which the 68 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 343.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 December 1919

Top 20 records on 10 December 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1919	Portland Rfc City, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1919	Culbertson, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1919	Astoria, US	monthly low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1919	Barkerville, CA	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1919	New Westminster, CA	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1919	Athens, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	14 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1919	Portland Rfc City, US	monthly low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1919	Portland Rfc City, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1919	Escanaba, US	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	42 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1919	Swift Current, CA	daily low min	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1919	Barrie, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1919	New Westminster, CA	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1919	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily low min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	9 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1919	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1919	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1919	Vineland, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1919	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	monthly low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1919	Barkerville, CA	daily low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1919	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1919	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily low min	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	12 years	17 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 80 records.

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

Records on 12-10 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1812	2
1815	1
1816	1
1825	2
1841	1
1844	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	2
1855	1
1856	1
1860	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	1
1878	3
1879	10
1880	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	1
1889	1
1891	17
1893	2
1894	2
1895	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	15
1905	18
1906	15
1907	29
1908	11
1909	16
1910	47
1911	35
1912	23
1913	21
1914	35
1915	123
1916	89
1917	76
1918	30
1919	80
1920	186
1921	52
1922	157
1923	121
1924	64
1925	83
1926	106
1927	202
1928	131
1929	250
1930	141
1931	318
1932	511
1933	265
1934	331
1935	194
1936	178
1937	449
1938	272
1939	924
1940	163
1941	249
1942	282
1943	504
1944	431
1945	193
1946	1,073
1947	378
1948	174
1949	536
1950	336
1951	582
1952	633
1953	408
1954	336
1955	385
1956	455
1957	449
1958	751
1959	205
1960	390
1961	878
1962	405
1963	511
1964	447
1965	843
1966	991
1967	829
1968	576
1969	423
1970	1,338
1971	1,646
1972	1,858
1973	453
1974	372
1975	688
1976	376
1977	1,370
1978	1,299
1979	1,378
1980	531
1981	1,035
1982	748
1983	685
1984	605
1985	1,421
1986	601
1987	803
1988	599
1989	787
1990	935
1991	940
1992	795
1993	754
1994	940
1995	1,758
1996	1,193
1997	1,198
1998	709
1999	568
2000	882
2001	460
2002	1,030
2003	1,086
2004	1,247
2005	833
2006	998
2007	1,202
2008	1,083
2009	1,354
2010	1,424
2011	362
2012	825
2013	1,010
2014	602
2015	1,166
2016	858
2017	719
2018	500
2019	572
2020	567
2021	934
2022	570
2023	926
2024	477
2025	1,969

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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 50	65
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1