Weather Records on 17 December 1919

109 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1919. Highest significance: Barrie, CA.

Key Facts for 17 December 1919

On 17 December 1919, 109 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 109 daily.
Barrie set a daily record low minimum temperature of -29.4 C (-20.9 F) on 17 December 1919.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

109 stations

109 station records on 17 December 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
North Bruce	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minimay (Booroopki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
North Bruce	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

109 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 17 December 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	9
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 17 December 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 109.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

93 broken records

Margins by which the 93 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 1919

Top 20 records on 17 December 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 1919	Barrie, CA	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	12.7 C (22.9 F)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1919	North Bruce, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1919	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1919	Barrie, CA	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1919	Beatrice, CA	daily low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1919	Quebec, CA	daily low max	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1919	Chatham, CA	daily low max	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1919	Grenfell, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1919	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1919	Hamilton, CA	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	17 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1919	Chatham, CA	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1919	Owen Sound, CA	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1919	Port Dover, CA	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1919	Bird Rocks, CA	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1919	Astoria, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1919	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1919	Moose Factory, CA	daily low max	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	39 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1919	Hamilton, CA	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1919	Peterborough, CA	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1919	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	16 years	21 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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1919. 1919 had 109 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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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	86
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1