Weather Records on 19 December 1926

152 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1926. Highest significance: Ayrshire Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 19 December 1926

On 19 December 1926, 152 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 152 daily.
Ayrshire Downs set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 19 December 1926.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

152 stations

152 station records on 19 December 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bongeabong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goorianawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baan Baa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrumbungle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dundullimal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Normanstone Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Urawilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Northcourt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

152 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 55, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 19 December 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	55
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 December 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 152.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

133 broken records

Margins by which the 133 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1926

Top 20 records on 19 December 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1926	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1926	Bongeabong, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1926	Coonamble (Nardoo), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1926	Torrens Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1926	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1926	Goorianawah, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1926	Blackville (Welton Dale), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1926	Premer Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1926	May Vale, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1926	Baan Baa, AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1926	Escanaba, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1 year	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1926	Coonamble Comparison, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1926	Hamilton, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1926	Castle Mountain, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1926	Arad, RO	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1926	Escanaba, US	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1926	Metten, DE	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1926	Westland, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1926	Merriwa (Merry Vale), AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1926	Halifax, CA	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	50 years	20 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1926. 1926 had 152 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	107
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2