Weather Records on 19 December 1924

492 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1924. Highest significance: Joseph, US.

Key Facts for 19 December 1924

On 19 December 1924, 492 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 247 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 448 daily.
Joseph set a daily record low minimum temperature of -34.4 C (-29.9 F) on 19 December 1924.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

492 stations

492 station records on 19 December 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

492 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 31, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 19 December 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	31
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 19 December 1924 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 38, daily 448.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

426 broken records

Margins by which the 426 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1924

Top 20 records on 19 December 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1924	Joseph, US	daily low min	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	17.7 C (31.9 F)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1924	Oakley, US	all-time low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1924	Las Animas, US	all-time low max	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1924	Porthill, US	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1924	Washington, US	monthly high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1924	Las Animas, US	daily low min	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	13.3 C (23.9 F)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1924	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1924	Vickery 2 NW, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1924	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	all-time low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1924	Mt Angel, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	10 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1924	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1924	Paris Stp, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1924	The Dalles, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1924	Weston 2 SE, US	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1924	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	all-time low min	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1924	Mt Angel, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1924	College STN 6 SW, US	monthly low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1924	Newport, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	10 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1924	Sveg, SE	monthly high min	3.5 C (38.3 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1924	Porthill, US	daily low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	12.3 C (22.1 F)	3 years	25 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1924. 1924 had 492 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 20	420
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1