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Weather Records on 31 December 1919

38 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1919. Highest significance: Campbelltown 1, AU.

Key Facts for 31 December 1919

  • On 31 December 1919, 38 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 38 daily.
  • Campbelltown 1 set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 31 December 1919.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

38 stations
Weather records on 31 December 1919 38 station records on 31 December 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
38 station records on 31 December 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 31 December 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Campbelltown 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation60.2 mm (2.4 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway AveAustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
TenterdenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
MaseskarSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.4 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen ASwedenRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss SluseNorwayRecord daily precipitation18.2 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.4 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VarbergSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation14.8 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
BarkervilleCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
BarkervilleCanadaRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation46.7 mm (1.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Esk Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature8.6 C (47.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation38.4 mm (1.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
BrinkleyUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
NewportUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
TarcuttaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
VingaSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.0 mm (0.28 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Rennie (Pine View)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna AmpolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

38 records
Records on 31 December 1919 by type Records set or tied on 31 December 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 31, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 010203040Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 31Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 31 December 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 31, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 31 December 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall31
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 31 December 1919 by timescale Records on 31 December 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 38. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 38all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 31 December 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 38.
Records on 31 December 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily38

How Much Records Were Beaten By

38 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 December 1919 Margins by which the 38 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 3010 to 20: 520 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 250 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 38 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 December 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 1030
10 to 205
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 502
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1919
Top 20 records on 31 December 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 December 1919Campbelltown 1, AUdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)26 years32 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1919Margate Collins St, AUdaily rain60.2 mm (2.4 in)49.0 mm (1.9 in)13 years30 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1919Eden (Caravan Park), AUdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)48 years28 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1919Southport Ridgeway Ave, AUdaily rain53.3 mm (2.1 in)40.6 mm (1.6 in)13 years26 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1919Tenterden, AUdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)26 years22 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1919Maseskar, SEdaily rain17.4 mm (0.7 in)9.0 mm (0.35 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1919Nidingen A, SEdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1919Sarna, SEdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1919Stromsfoss Sluse, NOdaily rain18.2 mm (0.7 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1919Bjuraker, SEdaily rain14.4 mm (0.6 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1919Orebro, SEdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1919Varberg, SEdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)6 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1919Lake Cowal 2, AUdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)26 years19 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1919Pesaro, ITdaily rain14.8 mm (0.6 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1919Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low max25.6 C (78.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)46 years18 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1919Barkerville, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1919Barkerville, CAdaily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1919Candelo Post Office, AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1919Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1919Middleton (Sar), ZAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)19 years17 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

1797 to 1919
Records on 12-31 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1919. 1919 had 38 records. 01,0002,0003,0001797: 11799: 21826: 11836: 11842: 21850: 31853: 11854: 11859: 11860: 11867: 11870: 21872: 21874: 41875: 21876: 21878: 21879: 21880: 21882: 11884: 21885: 11886: 31887: 11888: 21890: 21891: 81892: 41895: 41897: 61898: 51899: 41900: 31901: 161902: 31903: 31904: 111905: 91906: 311907: 111908: 71909: 51910: 251911: 141912: 171913: 461914: 341915: 321916: 251917: 2391918: 241919: 381920: 641921: 1301922: 831923: 2801924: 1131925: 1831926: 771927: 4911928: 531929: 2241930: 581931: 5431932: 3941933: 4091934: 1811935: 3091936: 5671937: 5001938: 2471939: 2981940: 4671941: 1591942: 3521943: 1591944: 2591945: 2101946: 7071947: 4611948: 5911949: 3841950: 3101951: 1,4211952: 3771953: 4101954: 2861955: 4291956: 2161957: 7241958: 5841959: 4141960: 3891961: 3091962: 8101963: 1,0151964: 3881965: 1,3711966: 3261967: 1,0231968: 1,3711969: 8251970: 5791971: 5681972: 8361973: 1,3701974: 5901975: 7911976: 1,3061977: 6411978: 2,7911979: 4481980: 1,4481981: 7861982: 6391983: 2,2201984: 9421985: 5931986: 6161987: 8451988: 6001989: 5061990: 1,3791991: 7031992: 1,0621993: 7181994: 8781995: 1,1511996: 2,2021997: 9881998: 7391999: 5242000: 1,5752001: 7482002: 1,2322003: 5232004: 1,2782005: 9592006: 2,0892007: 6522008: 6562009: 8672010: 1,5442011: 7392012: 8032013: 6062014: 9032015: 7482016: 6782017: 1,5892018: 6202019: 5932020: 4892021: 1,7392022: 1,4972023: 4742024: 4602025: 7601797187819001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1919. 1919 had 38 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-31 in each year
YearRecords
17971
17992
18261
18361
18422
18503
18531
18541
18591
18601
18671
18702
18722
18744
18752
18762
18782
18792
18802
18821
18842
18851
18863
18871
18882
18902
18918
18924
18954
18976
18985
18994
19003
190116
19023
19033
190411
19059
190631
190711
19087
19095
191025
191114
191217
191346
191434
191532
191625
1917239
191824
191938
192064
1921130
192283
1923280
1924113
1925183
192677
1927491
192853
1929224
193058
1931543
1932394
1933409
1934181
1935309
1936567
1937500
1938247
1939298
1940467
1941159
1942352
1943159
1944259
1945210
1946707
1947461
1948591
1949384
1950310
19511,421
1952377
1953410
1954286
1955429
1956216
1957724
1958584
1959414
1960389
1961309
1962810
19631,015
1964388
19651,371
1966326
19671,023
19681,371
1969825
1970579
1971568
1972836
19731,370
1974590
1975791
19761,306
1977641
19782,791
1979448
19801,448
1981786
1982639
19832,220
1984942
1985593
1986616
1987845
1988600
1989506
19901,379
1991703
19921,062
1993718
1994878
19951,151
19962,202
1997988
1998739
1999524
20001,575
2001748
20021,232
2003523
20041,278
2005959
20062,089
2007652
2008656
2009867
20101,544
2011739
2012803
2013606
2014903
2015748
2016678
20171,589
2018620
2019593
2020489
20211,739
20221,497
2023474
2024460
2025760

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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).