Weather Records on 19 December 1947

283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1947. Highest significance: Ponnur(Ponnuru), IN.

Key Facts for 19 December 1947

On 19 December 1947, 283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 270 daily.
Ponnur(Ponnuru) set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 19 December 1947.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

283 stations

283 station records on 19 December 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ponnur(Ponnuru)	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Buldana	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Narsaraopet	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Mihi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Patur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santaravur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kanuparthi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burhanpur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darbys Falls (Riverslea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raver	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Alford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Daryapur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mehkar	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pyramid Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Telhara	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Castra Central	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ongole	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record daily precipitation	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chinaganjam	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.2 C (-47.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pereiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mahukona 159	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

283 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 19 December 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 19 December 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 270.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

255 broken records

Margins by which the 255 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 1947

Top 20 records on 19 December 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1947	Ponnur(Ponnuru), IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1947	Kalghatgi, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1947	Makrai, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1947	Buldana, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1947	Niulii 179, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1947	Narsaraopet, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1947	Uralla (Mihi), AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1947	Machilipatnam, IN	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1947	Rapalle, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1947	Muvattupuzha, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1947	Patur, IN	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1947	Santaravur, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1947	Mercara Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1947	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1947	Kanuparthi, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1947	Burhanpur Sr, IN	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1947	Poonampet, IN	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1947	Yass (Derringullen), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1947	Darbys Falls (Riverslea), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1947	Chickmagalur, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	38 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 283 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 1947-12-19: 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	198
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1