Weather Records on 19 December 1929

386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1929. Highest significance: Logan 1 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 19 December 1929

On 19 December 1929, 386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 366 daily.
Logan 1 WNW set a daily record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 19 December 1929.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

386 stations

386 station records on 19 December 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

386 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 19 December 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 19 December 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 366.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

320 broken records

Margins by which the 320 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1929

Top 20 records on 19 December 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1929	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1929	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1929	Stratford, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1929	Bay City, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1929	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1929	Westminster, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1929	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily low min	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	9.3 C (16.7 F)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1929	Napa State Hospital, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1929	Philadelphia City, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1929	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1929	Napa State Hospital, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1929	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1929	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1929	Quakertown, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1929	Weldon, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	45 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1929	Robeline, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1929	Darlington, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1929	Fredericksburg Np, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1929	Bajramaly, TM	daily low min	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	8.1 C (14.6 F)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1929	Bridgeville 1 NW, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	29 years	22 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1929. 1929 had 386 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 100	319
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1