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Weather Records on 15 December 1919

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1919. Highest significance: Portland Rfc City, US.

Key Facts for 15 December 1919

  • On 15 December 1919, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Portland Rfc City set a daily record low minimum temperature of -10.6 C (12.9 F) on 15 December 1919.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 15 December 1919 28 station records on 15 December 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 15 December 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 December 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-10.6 C (12.9 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
CulbertsonUnited StatesRecord snow depth17.8 cm (7.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Point AmourCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
White RiverCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-26.1 C (-15.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord snow depth5.0 cm (2.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Point AmourCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-26.7 C (-16.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah ParkAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East EndCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-23.3 C (-9.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Fort ChipewyanCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-37.8 C (-36.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-25.6 C (-14.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature43.0 C (109.4 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-12.7 C (9.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature40.0 C (104.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-34.4 C (-29.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 15 December 1919 by type Records set or tied on 15 December 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2. 035810Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 9Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 8Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 2Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 December 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.
Records on 15 December 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum9
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum8
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover2
Records on 15 December 1919 by timescale Records on 15 December 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 December 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28.
Records on 15 December 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 December 1919 Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2120 to 40: 340 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 0140 to 160: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140140 to 160
Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 December 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 2021
20 to 403
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1400
140 to 1601

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1919
Top 20 records on 15 December 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 December 1919Portland Rfc City, USdaily low min-10.6 C (12.9 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)34 years28 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1919Culbertson, USdaily snow depth17.8 cm (7.0 in)15.3 cm (6.0 in)1 year25 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1919Stratford, CAdaily low max-12.2 C (10.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)53 years23 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1919New Westminster, CAdaily low min-6.1 C (21.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)40 years22 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1919Astoria, USdaily low min-4.4 C (24.1 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)4 years21 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1919Nicosia, CYdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1919St John's, CAdaily high max12.8 C (55.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)33 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1919Point Amour, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)25 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1919White River, CAdaily low max-26.1 C (-15.0 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1919Arnsberg, DEdaily snow depth5.0 cm (2.0 in)2.0 cm (0.8 in)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1919Point Amour, CAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1919Escanaba, USdaily low max-17.8 C (0.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1919Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily low max-26.7 C (-16.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1919Bungowannah Park, AUdaily rain36.3 mm (1.4 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1919Sable Island East End, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1919Port Arthur, CAdaily low max-23.3 C (-9.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1919Fort Chipewyan, CAdaily low min-37.8 C (-36.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)23 years10 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1919Astoria, USdaily low max1.7 C (35.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1919Escanaba, USdaily low min-25.6 C (-14.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1919Charleville Post Office, AUdaily high max43.0 C (109.4 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)20 years9 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 1919
Records on 12-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1919. 1919 had 28 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11796: 11798: 11800: 11808: 31810: 11814: 31815: 11825: 11831: 11840: 21844: 21846: 31847: 11854: 31859: 21863: 11864: 11866: 11867: 21868: 11869: 11870: 11873: 11874: 11878: 41879: 21880: 21881: 31882: 21883: 11885: 11886: 11889: 31890: 11891: 21892: 41893: 11894: 41895: 11896: 51897: 21899: 121900: 51901: 211902: 31903: 71904: 91905: 61906: 91907: 101908: 51909: 51910: 41911: 231912: 421913: 131914: 2391915: 1801916: 401917: 401918: 541919: 281920: 351921: 261922: 651923: 1321924: 3581925: 1871926: 2261927: 2351928: 3881929: 5001930: 1601931: 2841932: 3851933: 7961934: 1991935: 1401936: 2861937: 3101938: 1001939: 6371940: 4641941: 3731942: 3851943: 4861944: 2811945: 4201946: 5211947: 6341948: 1,2391949: 1351950: 2921951: 9621952: 3671953: 2701954: 4131955: 3711956: 5311957: 3041958: 5311959: 5601960: 3131961: 8831962: 9791963: 6701964: 3711965: 7591966: 2751967: 9481968: 5101969: 3521970: 2151971: 1,7391972: 1,1591973: 6151974: 5111975: 1,2301976: 3491977: 9631978: 4991979: 5601980: 1,0851981: 1,2431982: 8311983: 1,2291984: 1,3971985: 1,0771986: 5021987: 1,7401988: 5191989: 2,7531990: 8461991: 6361992: 1,2631993: 7341994: 6761995: 8481996: 7271997: 1,5211998: 1,2161999: 6212000: 1,1542001: 1,0262002: 8312003: 8462004: 7952005: 9532006: 1,4912007: 9732008: 1,7892009: 9302010: 1,7052011: 7802012: 1,0582013: 7012014: 1,0452015: 1,3982016: 1,0242017: 3322018: 5392019: 5472020: 4002021: 1,1822022: 1,0572023: 7942024: 3692025: 2,1151793186418901908192519421959197619932010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1919. 1919 had 28 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-15 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17961
17981
18001
18083
18101
18143
18151
18251
18311
18402
18442
18463
18471
18543
18592
18631
18641
18661
18672
18681
18691
18701
18731
18741
18784
18792
18802
18813
18822
18831
18851
18861
18893
18901
18912
18924
18931
18944
18951
18965
18972
189912
19005
190121
19023
19037
19049
19056
19069
190710
19085
19095
19104
191123
191242
191313
1914239
1915180
191640
191740
191854
191928
192035
192126
192265
1923132
1924358
1925187
1926226
1927235
1928388
1929500
1930160
1931284
1932385
1933796
1934199
1935140
1936286
1937310
1938100
1939637
1940464
1941373
1942385
1943486
1944281
1945420
1946521
1947634
19481,239
1949135
1950292
1951962
1952367
1953270
1954413
1955371
1956531
1957304
1958531
1959560
1960313
1961883
1962979
1963670
1964371
1965759
1966275
1967948
1968510
1969352
1970215
19711,739
19721,159
1973615
1974511
19751,230
1976349
1977963
1978499
1979560
19801,085
19811,243
1982831
19831,229
19841,397
19851,077
1986502
19871,740
1988519
19892,753
1990846
1991636
19921,263
1993734
1994676
1995848
1996727
19971,521
19981,216
1999621
20001,154
20011,026
2002831
2003846
2004795
2005953
20061,491
2007973
20081,789
2009930
20101,705
2011780
20121,058
2013701
20141,045
20151,398
20161,024
2017332
2018539
2019547
2020400
20211,182
20221,057
2023794
2024369
20252,115

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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).