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Weather Records on 14 December 1919

29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1919. Highest significance: Culbertson, US.

Key Facts for 14 December 1919

  • On 14 December 1919, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 29 daily.
  • Culbertson set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 14 December 1919.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

29 stations
Weather records on 14 December 1919 29 station records on 14 December 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
29 station records on 14 December 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 14 December 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
CulbertsonUnited StatesRecord snow depth20.3 cm (8.0 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)34 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-14.4 C (6.1 F)34 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
GlenvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East EndCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature21.2 C (70.2 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia AirportAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature30.7 C (87.3 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord snow depth6.0 cm (2.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-25.6 C (-14.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-1.2 C (29.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature41.8 C (107.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2United StatesRecord daily precipitation25.1 mm (1.0 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-24.4 C (-11.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Pine BluffUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7United StatesRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-14.4 C (6.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall0.3 cm (0.1 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

29 records
Records on 14 December 1919 by type Records set or tied on 14 December 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2. 02468Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 2Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 14 December 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.
Records on 14 December 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover2
Records on 14 December 1919 by timescale Records on 14 December 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 29all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 14 December 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29.
Records on 14 December 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily29

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 14 December 1919 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 25: 2025 to 50: 150 to 75: 175 to 100: 0100 to 125: 0125 to 150: 0150 to 175: 0175 to 200: 10 to 2525 to 5050 to 7575 to 100100 to 125125 to 150150 to 175175 to 200
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 14 December 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 2520
25 to 501
50 to 751
75 to 1000
100 to 1250
125 to 1500
150 to 1750
175 to 2001

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1919
Top 20 records on 14 December 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
14 December 1919Culbertson, USdaily snow depth20.3 cm (8.0 in)17.8 cm (7.0 in)27 years37 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1919Portland Rfc City, USdaily low max-7.2 C (19.0 F)8.9 C (16.0 F)20 years34 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1919Portland Rfc City, USdaily low min-14.4 C (6.1 F)10.5 C (18.9 F)4 years34 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1919Astoria, USdaily low min-7.8 C (18.0 F)7.2 C (13.0 F)4 years33 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1919Astoria, USdaily low max-1.7 C (28.9 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)4 years23 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1919Glenville, USdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)26 years22 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1919Sydney, CAdaily high min5.0 C (41.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)35 years21 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1919Sable Island East End, CAdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1919Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max21.2 C (70.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)44 years18 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1919Boulia Airport, AUdaily high min30.7 C (87.3 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1919Gravenhurst, CAdaily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1919Arnsberg, DEdaily snow depth6.0 cm (2.4 in)2.0 cm (0.8 in)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1919Rowlesburg 1, USdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1919Gravenhurst, CAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1919Cap Chat, CAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1919Cap Chat, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1919St Albans, CAdaily low max-25.6 C (-14.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1919Wrixum/Fohr, DEdaily low max-1.2 C (29.8 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1919Charleville Post Office, AUdaily high max41.8 C (107.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)20 years9 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1919Bryson City 2, USdaily rain25.1 mm (1.0 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)17 years8 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 12-14 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1919. 1919 had 29 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 11806: 11808: 41814: 11825: 21831: 11835: 11840: 21846: 21847: 11848: 11849: 11852: 11855: 31863: 11867: 21868: 11870: 11871: 11872: 11878: 41879: 21880: 31881: 31882: 11886: 21887: 11888: 21889: 21890: 11891: 41892: 21893: 41894: 41895: 11896: 31897: 71898: 31899: 111900: 31901: 201902: 101903: 111904: 121905: 21906: 71907: 221908: 101909: 141910: 141911: 131912: 411913: 91914: 851915: 991916: 961917: 551918: 971919: 291920: 671921: 521922: 1121923: 2551924: 2381925: 3191926: 2061927: 3841928: 3321929: 4101930: 921931: 4181932: 2601933: 5711934: 1411935: 1581936: 3841937: 3251938: 811939: 1821940: 2371941: 4331942: 3231943: 3311944: 2431945: 4151946: 3971947: 4901948: 8181949: 1391950: 3051951: 7241952: 3821953: 3701954: 2251955: 3881956: 4431957: 2441958: 8141959: 2941960: 6541961: 8231962: 8861963: 6631964: 3371965: 6101966: 4831967: 9591968: 3371969: 4981970: 1741971: 8641972: 9071973: 6281974: 3281975: 2,0921976: 4451977: 1,0231978: 3891979: 7091980: 7741981: 1,0311982: 4961983: 1,1971984: 1,8621985: 1,4001986: 3971987: 1,3171988: 6741989: 2,0581990: 6291991: 1,0981992: 1,3081993: 9541994: 5581995: 1,3311996: 8321997: 1,4011998: 1,2271999: 7932000: 1,9502001: 1,3912002: 8632003: 9782004: 7382005: 8452006: 1,4452007: 6362008: 1,3192009: 8482010: 1,8912011: 8672012: 9382013: 5652014: 1,0462015: 2,2002016: 6502017: 5632018: 6992019: 5882020: 5512021: 7632022: 1,0282023: 6192024: 3632025: 1,7721796187018951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1919. 1919 had 29 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-14 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18061
18084
18141
18252
18311
18351
18402
18462
18471
18481
18491
18521
18553
18631
18672
18681
18701
18711
18721
18784
18792
18803
18813
18821
18862
18871
18882
18892
18901
18914
18922
18934
18944
18951
18963
18977
18983
189911
19003
190120
190210
190311
190412
19052
19067
190722
190810
190914
191014
191113
191241
19139
191485
191599
191696
191755
191897
191929
192067
192152
1922112
1923255
1924238
1925319
1926206
1927384
1928332
1929410
193092
1931418
1932260
1933571
1934141
1935158
1936384
1937325
193881
1939182
1940237
1941433
1942323
1943331
1944243
1945415
1946397
1947490
1948818
1949139
1950305
1951724
1952382
1953370
1954225
1955388
1956443
1957244
1958814
1959294
1960654
1961823
1962886
1963663
1964337
1965610
1966483
1967959
1968337
1969498
1970174
1971864
1972907
1973628
1974328
19752,092
1976445
19771,023
1978389
1979709
1980774
19811,031
1982496
19831,197
19841,862
19851,400
1986397
19871,317
1988674
19892,058
1990629
19911,098
19921,308
1993954
1994558
19951,331
1996832
19971,401
19981,227
1999793
20001,950
20011,391
2002863
2003978
2004738
2005845
20061,445
2007636
20081,319
2009848
20101,891
2011867
2012938
2013565
20141,046
20152,200
2016650
2017563
2018699
2019588
2020551
2021763
20221,028
2023619
2024363
20251,772

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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).