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Weather Records on 18 December 1919

117 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1919. Highest significance: Newark Liberty Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 18 December 1919

  • On 18 December 1919, 117 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 114 daily.
  • Newark Liberty Intl AP set a daily record low minimum temperature of -17.8 C (0.0 F) on 18 December 1919.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

117 stations
Weather records on 18 December 1919 117 station records on 18 December 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
117 station records on 18 December 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 18 December 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)34 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall11.7 cm (4.6 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-18.3 C (-0.9 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-11.7 C (10.9 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-16.1 C (3.0 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-21.1 C (-6.0 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
StorrsUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-23.3 C (-9.9 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket StrongUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-17.2 C (1.0 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-15.6 C (3.9 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-11.7 C (10.9 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-16.1 C (3.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-20.0 C (-4.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-22.8 C (-9.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-23.3 C (-9.9 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-23.3 C (-9.9 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-16.7 C (1.9 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - CoopUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-10.6 C (12.9 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
ColdwaterCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-35.0 C (-31.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-11.7 C (10.9 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-25.0 C (-13.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-23.9 C (-11.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
LowellUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-24.4 C (-11.9 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.8 mm (2.1 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-34.4 C (-29.9 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
AltonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-16.7 C (1.9 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-22.2 C (-8.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-27.2 C (-17.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
LowellUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-11.7 C (10.9 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-13.9 C (7.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-21.1 C (-6.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-21.7 C (-7.1 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-31.1 C (-24.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-18.3 C (-0.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Port AlbertAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-14.4 C (6.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-22.8 C (-9.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-31.1 C (-24.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-27.2 C (-17.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-30.0 C (-22.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-30.0 C (-22.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-20.0 C (-4.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-23.9 C (-11.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
BurlingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-18.3 C (-0.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-34.4 C (-29.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-24.4 C (-11.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-14.4 C (6.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket StrongUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-28.9 C (-20.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-22.2 C (-8.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

117 records
Records on 18 December 1919 by type Records set or tied on 18 December 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3. 0204060Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 44Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 55Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 3Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 18 December 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.
Records on 18 December 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum44
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum55
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover3
Records on 18 December 1919 by timescale Records on 18 December 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 114. 050100150all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 114all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 18 December 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 114.
Records on 18 December 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily114

How Much Records Were Beaten By

101 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 December 1919 Margins by which the 101 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted. 02550751000 to 20: 9720 to 40: 340 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 101 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 December 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 2097
20 to 403
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1919
Top 20 records on 18 December 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 December 1919Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily low min-17.8 C (0.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)67 years34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1919Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily snowfall11.7 cm (4.6 in)8.9 cm (3.5 in)32 years33 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1919Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily low min-18.3 C (-0.9 F)7.7 C (13.9 F)42 years31 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1919World Trade Ctr, USdaily low min-17.8 C (0.0 F)6.7 C (12.1 F)42 years29 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1919Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily low max-11.7 C (10.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)62 years29 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1919Cape May 2 NW, USdaily low min-16.1 C (3.0 F)7.2 C (13.0 F)34 years28 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1919Fredericton Unb, CAdaily low max-21.1 C (-6.0 F)7.8 C (14.0 F)39 years27 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1919Storrs, USdaily low min-23.3 C (-9.9 F)9.4 C (16.9 F)27 years27 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1919Setauket Strong, USdaily low min-17.2 C (1.0 F)7.8 C (14.0 F)27 years27 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1919Philadelphia City, USdaily low min-15.6 C (3.9 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)43 years27 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1919Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily low max-11.7 C (10.9 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)43 years27 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1919Atlantic City Marina, USdaily low max-9.4 C (15.1 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)43 years26 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1919Atlantic City Marina, USdaily low min-16.1 C (3.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)43 years26 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1919Anticosti SW Point, CAmonthly low max-20.0 C (-4.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years25 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1919Halifax, CAdaily low min-22.8 C (-9.0 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)42 years25 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1919Belle Isle, CAdaily low max-23.3 C (-9.9 F)7.2 C (13.0 F)33 years25 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1919Portland, USdaily low min-23.3 C (-9.9 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)42 years25 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1919World Trade Ctr, USdaily low max-10.0 C (14.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)43 years25 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1919Blue Hill Coop, USdaily low max-16.7 C (1.9 F)10.6 C (19.1 F)16 years24 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1919Harrisburg - Coop, USdaily low max-13.3 C (8.1 F)8.9 C (16.0 F)17 years24 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 12-18 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1919. 1919 had 117 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11796: 11805: 11814: 11825: 11846: 11849: 11852: 21858: 11859: 41862: 21864: 11868: 11873: 11875: 11876: 21878: 11881: 21882: 11884: 21886: 11887: 11888: 11889: 41890: 51892: 41894: 81895: 11897: 41898: 91899: 31900: 21901: 61902: 331903: 111904: 251905: 31906: 211907: 151908: 161909: 181910: 191911: 91912: 331913: 381914: 201915: 281916: 571917: 621918: 211919: 1171920: 771921: 1231922: 1081923: 3781924: 4801925: 741926: 1731927: 1511928: 1651929: 3661930: 2301931: 3601932: 3531933: 5061934: 2091935: 1381936: 4661937: 4591938: 1851939: 9001940: 2421941: 2131942: 2811943: 4191944: 1911945: 5981946: 1991947: 2661948: 3541949: 5611950: 2891951: 8671952: 4501953: 3731954: 5071955: 6111956: 3331957: 9011958: 5241959: 4771960: 4771961: 8851962: 7591963: 5711964: 8401965: 4021966: 6441967: 1,1051968: 4881969: 3761970: 5021971: 3871972: 3751973: 1,0081974: 2291975: 6251976: 4591977: 9921978: 9461979: 1,0871980: 7721981: 1,3621982: 5371983: 2,0141984: 1,4391985: 1,3841986: 8751987: 1,5051988: 1,0611989: 1,8181990: 1,3671991: 7561992: 1,0451993: 6971994: 6431995: 1,0651996: 1,8331997: 1,1951998: 8631999: 9232000: 1,5722001: 9062002: 1,4372003: 9872004: 5062005: 9872006: 1,1672007: 7462008: 1,0142009: 1,2532010: 1,3222011: 6972012: 7292013: 5132014: 5562015: 1,2542016: 1,8212017: 5162018: 4642019: 6792020: 3262021: 7622022: 5362023: 1,2932024: 7802025: 9941793187819011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1919. 1919 had 117 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-18 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17961
18051
18141
18251
18461
18491
18522
18581
18594
18622
18641
18681
18731
18751
18762
18781
18812
18821
18842
18861
18871
18881
18894
18905
18924
18948
18951
18974
18989
18993
19002
19016
190233
190311
190425
19053
190621
190715
190816
190918
191019
19119
191233
191338
191420
191528
191657
191762
191821
1919117
192077
1921123
1922108
1923378
1924480
192574
1926173
1927151
1928165
1929366
1930230
1931360
1932353
1933506
1934209
1935138
1936466
1937459
1938185
1939900
1940242
1941213
1942281
1943419
1944191
1945598
1946199
1947266
1948354
1949561
1950289
1951867
1952450
1953373
1954507
1955611
1956333
1957901
1958524
1959477
1960477
1961885
1962759
1963571
1964840
1965402
1966644
19671,105
1968488
1969376
1970502
1971387
1972375
19731,008
1974229
1975625
1976459
1977992
1978946
19791,087
1980772
19811,362
1982537
19832,014
19841,439
19851,384
1986875
19871,505
19881,061
19891,818
19901,367
1991756
19921,045
1993697
1994643
19951,065
19961,833
19971,195
1998863
1999923
20001,572
2001906
20021,437
2003987
2004506
2005987
20061,167
2007746
20081,014
20091,253
20101,322
2011697
2012729
2013513
2014556
20151,254
20161,821
2017516
2018464
2019679
2020326
2021762
2022536
20231,293
2024780
2025994

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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.

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