Weather Records on 19 December 1944

241 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1944. Highest significance: Charters Towers Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 19 December 1944

On 19 December 1944, 241 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 233 daily.
Charters Towers Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 109.7 mm (4.3 in) on 19 December 1944.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

241 stations

241 station records on 19 December 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdarr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arrilalah Telegraph Off	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Farias Brito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gilliat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

241 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 19 December 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 19 December 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 233.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

207 broken records

Margins by which the 207 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1944

Top 20 records on 19 December 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1944	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1944	Cork Station, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1944	Storrs, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1944	Queenton, AU	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1944	Muttaburra, AU	all-time rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1944	Alice Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1944	Claysville 3 W, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1944	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1944	Moselle Downs Station, AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1944	Ilfracombe Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1944	Coreena, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1944	Alpha Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1944	Jericho Store, AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1944	Strathdarr, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1944	Corinda, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1944	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1944	Derry 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1944	Lawn Hill, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1944	Roseworthy, AU	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1944	Sellheim, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	32 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1944. 1944 had 241 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 1944-12-19: 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 100	199
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1