Weather Records on 19 December 1937

211 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1937. Highest significance: Marnitz, DE.

Key Facts for 19 December 1937

On 19 December 1937, 211 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 203 daily.
Marnitz set a daily record snow depth of 20.0 cm (7.9 in) on 19 December 1937.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

211 stations

211 station records on 19 December 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Axel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.8 C (-28.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

211 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 73, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 19 December 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	73
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 19 December 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 203.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

176 broken records

Margins by which the 176 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1937

Top 20 records on 19 December 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1937	Marnitz, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1937	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1937	Karumba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1937	Dubuque River, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1937	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1937	Soltau, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1937	Hedrum, NO	daily snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1937	La Delle 7 NE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1937	Grundy Ctr, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1937	Palampur, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1937	Port Said, EG	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1937	Hiasen I Sigdal, NO	daily snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1937	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1937	Mulyie, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1937	Potsdam, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1937	Nikolaev, UA	monthly high max	14.2 C (57.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1937	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	3 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1937	Clark, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1937	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1937	Mahackala, RU	daily high min	7.6 C (45.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	40 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1937. 1937 had 211 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 50	161
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2