Weather Records on 19 December 1943

364 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1943. Highest significance: Strydenberg (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 19 December 1943

On 19 December 1943, 364 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 361 daily.
Strydenberg (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 67.6 mm (2.7 in) on 19 December 1943.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

364 stations

364 station records on 19 December 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Old Mapoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Grange	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gilliat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Consentes Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lorraine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nonda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pajingo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goomeri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

364 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 19 December 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 19 December 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 361.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

311 broken records

Margins by which the 311 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1943

Top 20 records on 19 December 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1943	Strydenberg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1943	Old Mapoon, AU	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1943	Hughenden Station, AU	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1943	Pine Hill Railway Station, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1943	Biggenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1943	The Grange, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1943	Gilliat Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1943	Castle Mountain, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1943	Manfred Downs Station, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1943	Woodhouse, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1943	Rainworth, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1943	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1943	Maxwelton Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1943	Degilbo Rail STN, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1943	Consentes Station, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1943	Rolleston, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1943	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1943	Bunda Bunda, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1943	Lorraine, AU	monthly rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1943	Orion, AU	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	34 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1943. 1943 had 364 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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Data for records on 1943-12-19: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	257
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1