Weather Records on 19 December 1945

700 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1945. Highest significance: Roopena, AU.

Key Facts for 19 December 1945

On 19 December 1945, 700 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 262 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 671 daily.
Roopena set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 19 December 1945.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

700 stations

700 station records on 19 December 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monkerai Upper (Redleaf)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Teridgerie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.8 cm (14.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Back Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Walla Walla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedoo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Patamute	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Umbercollie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St.Clair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

700 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 200, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 83.

Records on 19 December 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	200
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	83

Records on 19 December 1945 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 671.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

588 broken records

Margins by which the 588 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1945

Top 20 records on 19 December 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1945	Roopena, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1945	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1945	Chatillon-Sur-Seine, FR	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1945	Lacombe Cda, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1945	Trenton 2, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1945	Monkerai Upper (Redleaf), AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1945	Teridgerie Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1945	Baradine Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1945	Merriwa (Gummun Place), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1945	Mt Pocono 2 N, US	daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1945	Coonamble (Warrana), AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1945	Mauzy, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1945	Bunnan (Milhaven), AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1945	Lebanon 2W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1945	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1945	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snowfall	35.8 cm (14.1 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1945	Philadelphia City, US	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1945	Trenton, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1945	Mittagong (Beatrice Street), AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1945	Back Plains, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1945. 1945 had 700 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	500
50 to 100	55
100 to 150	26
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3