Weather Records on 19 December 1919

53 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1919. Highest significance: Belle Isle, CA.

Key Facts for 19 December 1919

On 19 December 1919, 53 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 52 daily.
Belle Isle set a daily record low minimum temperature of -28.9 C (-20.0 F) on 19 December 1919.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

53 stations

53 station records on 19 December 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.3 C (-38.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.4 C (-42.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

53 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 December 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	6
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 December 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 52.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

48 broken records

Margins by which the 48 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1919

Top 20 records on 19 December 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1919	Belle Isle, CA	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1919	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	62 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1919	Belle Isle, CA	daily low max	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1919	Charlottetown, CA	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1919	Arhangelsk, RU	monthly low min	-39.3 C (-38.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1919	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1919	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1919	Sydney, CA	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1919	Setauket Strong, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1919	World Trade Ctr, US	daily snowfall	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1919	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1919	Lowell, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1919	New Westminster, CA	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1919	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	17 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1919	Yarmouth, CA	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1919	Storrs, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1919	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1919	Sydney, CA	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	22 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1919	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily low min	-41.4 C (-42.5 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	17 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1919	Harrisburg - Coop, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	1 year	15 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 53 records.

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

Records on 12-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1795	1
1805	1
1835	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	3
1855	3
1859	3
1860	1
1861	2
1869	2
1870	1
1875	2
1877	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	1
1898	3
1899	2
1900	1
1901	3
1902	16
1903	2
1904	19
1905	5
1906	9
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	22
1911	17
1912	41
1913	50
1914	23
1915	31
1916	38
1917	36
1918	24
1919	53
1920	30
1921	60
1922	155
1923	180
1924	492
1925	79
1926	152
1927	222
1928	45
1929	386
1930	76
1931	650
1932	239
1933	459
1934	455
1935	110
1936	689
1937	211
1938	237
1939	390
1940	392
1941	588
1942	654
1943	364
1944	241
1945	700
1946	182
1947	283
1948	397
1949	632
1950	545
1951	622
1952	469
1953	517
1954	443
1955	906
1956	287
1957	984
1958	386
1959	249
1960	432
1961	595
1962	670
1963	966
1964	753
1965	392
1966	851
1967	1,063
1968	900
1969	381
1970	485
1971	288
1972	325
1973	1,014
1974	252
1975	843
1976	398
1977	569
1978	1,191
1979	829
1980	456
1981	1,515
1982	768
1983	2,804
1984	1,066
1985	1,179
1986	609
1987	1,095
1988	1,001
1989	1,740
1990	1,463
1991	1,236
1992	1,176
1993	1,153
1994	692
1995	1,459
1996	2,108
1997	830
1998	855
1999	609
2000	1,154
2001	627
2002	1,467
2003	996
2004	664
2005	697
2006	1,061
2007	689
2008	1,545
2009	1,937
2010	1,610
2011	832
2012	774
2013	636
2014	537
2015	1,109
2016	1,080
2017	783
2018	397
2019	541
2020	327
2021	603
2022	494
2023	1,224
2024	864
2025	1,542

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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 10	42
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2