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Weather Records on 12 December 1919

23 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1919. Highest significance: Portland Rfc City, US.

Key Facts for 12 December 1919

  • On 12 December 1919, 23 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 19 daily.
  • Portland Rfc City set a daily record low minimum temperature of -15.6 C (3.9 F) on 12 December 1919.
  • Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

23 stations
Weather records on 12 December 1919 23 station records on 12 December 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
23 station records on 12 December 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 December 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-15.6 C (3.9 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-11.7 C (10.9 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord low maximum temperature-13.0 C (8.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-32.0 C (-25.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
HermannsburgAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-33.9 C (-29.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr PltUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-26.7 C (-16.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

23 records
Records on 12 December 1919 by type Records set or tied on 12 December 1919 by type: Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 035810Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 10Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 December 1919 by type: Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 12 December 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum10
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 December 1919 by timescale Records on 12 December 1919 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 2, daily 19. 05101520all-time: 2monthly: 2daily: 19all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 December 1919 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 2, daily 19.
Records on 12 December 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time2
monthly2
daily19

How Much Records Were Beaten By

19 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 December 1919 Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.5. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 2: 102 to 4: 64 to 6: 26 to 8: 08 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 December 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 210
2 to 46
4 to 62
6 to 80
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1919
Top 20 records on 12 December 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 December 1919Portland Rfc City, USdaily low min-15.6 C (3.9 F)9.5 C (17.1 F)20 years36 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1919Bathurst Gaol, AUall-time high min25.0 C (77.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)23 years33 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1919New Westminster, CAdaily low min-11.7 C (10.9 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)20 years25 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1919New Westminster, CAdaily low max-4.4 C (24.1 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1919Winnemucca AP, USdaily low max-5.6 C (21.9 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1919Concordia ASOS, USdaily low max-9.4 C (15.1 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1919Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily high min28.9 C (84.0 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)25 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1919St. Petersburg, RUdaily low max-13.0 C (8.6 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1919Portland Rfc City, USmonthly low max-8.3 C (17.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)0 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1919Astoria, USmonthly low max-4.4 C (24.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)0 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1919Nordby (Fano), DKdaily low max-2.0 C (28.4 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1919Karesuando, SEdaily low min-32.0 C (-25.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1919Hermannsburg, AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1919Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high min22.2 C (72.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1919Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high min26.1 C (79.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1919Minnedosa, CAdaily low min-33.9 C (-29.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1919Bird Rocks, CAdaily low min-13.3 C (8.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1919Astoria, USall-time low min (Tie)-12.2 C (10.0 F)tie31 years8 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1919Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, USdaily low max-13.3 C (8.1 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)2 years8 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1919Nicosia, CYdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)4 years5 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 on 12-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1919. 1919 had 23 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 21798: 11802: 11808: 21814: 11825: 21831: 11835: 21846: 11855: 21861: 11863: 31870: 21871: 51873: 21879: 21882: 31887: 11889: 11891: 21892: 21893: 81894: 31895: 11896: 41897: 31898: 201899: 111900: 51901: 41902: 71903: 181904: 201905: 101906: 141907: 81908: 251909: 201910: 391911: 1041912: 531913: 201914: 191915: 461916: 1151917: 2461918: 331919: 231920: 411921: 631922: 611923: 911924: 1301925: 751926: 1431927: 3351928: 2341929: 4051930: 451931: 5221932: 8131933: 3581934: 4301935: 2661936: 1421937: 4681938: 1031939: 4181940: 6211941: 2601942: 2571943: 1651944: 6881945: 2121946: 7611947: 2951948: 2821949: 7891950: 3641951: 1751952: 5011953: 2881954: 6961955: 3811956: 4411957: 1,1181958: 8841959: 4641960: 7101961: 1,4811962: 1,4951963: 4391964: 4591965: 1,0451966: 3691967: 5651968: 7271969: 4991970: 3661971: 5851972: 1,6691973: 3971974: 1911975: 4921976: 3191977: 9071978: 3821979: 1,0161980: 5831981: 7341982: 8671983: 8161984: 8081985: 1,3841986: 4081987: 4681988: 1,0301989: 9301990: 6761991: 1,9801992: 8181993: 8871994: 1,1721995: 2,0301996: 1,3911997: 8691998: 1,1031999: 9522000: 2,5102001: 7002002: 6832003: 5372004: 7272005: 7692006: 8862007: 1,3152008: 1,4242009: 8182010: 1,5012011: 6212012: 6842013: 6462014: 1,0402015: 1,4962016: 5302017: 8082018: 2562019: 4182020: 5072021: 4412022: 7672023: 5442024: 3282025: 1,4851796188219041920193619521968198420002016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1919. 1919 had 23 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-12 in each year
YearRecords
17962
17981
18021
18082
18141
18252
18311
18352
18461
18552
18611
18633
18702
18715
18732
18792
18823
18871
18891
18912
18922
18938
18943
18951
18964
18973
189820
189911
19005
19014
19027
190318
190420
190510
190614
19078
190825
190920
191039
1911104
191253
191320
191419
191546
1916115
1917246
191833
191923
192041
192163
192261
192391
1924130
192575
1926143
1927335
1928234
1929405
193045
1931522
1932813
1933358
1934430
1935266
1936142
1937468
1938103
1939418
1940621
1941260
1942257
1943165
1944688
1945212
1946761
1947295
1948282
1949789
1950364
1951175
1952501
1953288
1954696
1955381
1956441
19571,118
1958884
1959464
1960710
19611,481
19621,495
1963439
1964459
19651,045
1966369
1967565
1968727
1969499
1970366
1971585
19721,669
1973397
1974191
1975492
1976319
1977907
1978382
19791,016
1980583
1981734
1982867
1983816
1984808
19851,384
1986408
1987468
19881,030
1989930
1990676
19911,980
1992818
1993887
19941,172
19952,030
19961,391
1997869
19981,103
1999952
20002,510
2001700
2002683
2003537
2004727
2005769
2006886
20071,315
20081,424
2009818
20101,501
2011621
2012684
2013646
20141,040
20151,496
2016530
2017808
2018256
2019418
2020507
2021441
2022767
2023544
2024328
20251,485

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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).