Weather Records on 19 December 1930

76 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1930. Highest significance: Palermo, IT.

Key Facts for 19 December 1930

On 19 December 1930, 76 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 74 daily.
Palermo set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 19 December 1930.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

76 stations

76 station records on 19 December 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coronga Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Peedamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tin Tin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lohn (Warrigal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

76 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 40, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 19 December 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	40
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 19 December 1930 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 74.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

59 broken records

Margins by which the 59 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1930

Top 20 records on 19 December 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1930	Palermo, IT	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1930	Salisbury, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1930	Coronga Peak, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1930	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1930	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1930	Tashkent, UZ	all-time low max	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1930	Arthurville (Cramond), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1930	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	49 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1930	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1930	Charlotte Wb City, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1930	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1930	Corning, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1930	Tashkent, UZ	monthly low min	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	11 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1930	Marfield, AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1930	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1930	Alton, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1930	Selbu-Stubbe, NO	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1930	Gallivare_A, SE	daily low min	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1930	Mariyna Gorka, BY	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1930	Tustervatnet, NO	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	24 years	17 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1930. 1930 had 76 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 December 1930
Margin	Records
0 to 100	54
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1