Weather Records on 19 December 1946

182 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1946. Highest significance: Limoeiro Do Norte, BR.

Key Facts for 19 December 1946

On 19 December 1946, 182 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 172 daily.
Limoeiro Do Norte set a monthly record daily precipitation of 41.6 mm (1.6 in) on 19 December 1946.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

182 stations

182 station records on 19 December 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bohemia Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morada Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Anderson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ipueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Umtata	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boa Viagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arvi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond-Natal (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-30.8 C (-23.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Noonkanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monsenhor Tabosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Farias Brito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Caron	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koegasbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mildred	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vergelegen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caron	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saboeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

182 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 19 December 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 December 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 172.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

163 broken records

Margins by which the 163 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1946

Top 20 records on 19 December 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1946	Limoeiro Do Norte, BR	monthly rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1946	Yeeda, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1946	Mavelikara, IN	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1946	Carlton Hill, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1946	Myroodah, AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1946	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low min	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1946	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1946	Bohemia Downs, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1946	Morada Nova, BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1946	Mount Anderson, AU	monthly rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1946	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1946	Pelee Island, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1946	Derby Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1946	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1946	Baziya (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1946	Ipueiras, BR	monthly rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1946	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1946	Albertvale, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1946	Umtata, ZA	monthly rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1946	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	61 years	29 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 182 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 1946-12-19: 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	142
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1