Weather Records on 19 December 1948

397 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1948. Highest significance: Ankenes, NO.

Key Facts for 19 December 1948

On 19 December 1948, 397 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 386 daily.
Ankenes set a daily record precipitation of 28.5 mm (1.1 in) on 19 December 1948.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

397 stations

397 station records on 19 December 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.9 cm (15.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.2 cm (16.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stockdill Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.1 C (-43.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.3 cm (13.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

397 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 95, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 19 December 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	95
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 19 December 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 386.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

334 broken records

Margins by which the 334 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1948

Top 20 records on 19 December 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1948	Ankenes, NO	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1948	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1948	Ioco Refinery, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1948	Glomfjord, NO	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1948	Trenton 2, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1948	Tullah, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1948	Hampton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1948	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1948	Plainfield, US	daily snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1948	Trenton 2, US	daily snowfall	39.9 cm (15.7 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1948	World Trade Ctr, US	daily snowfall	42.2 cm (16.6 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1948	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1948	Plainfield, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1948	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1948	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1948	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1948	Clay, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1948	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1948	Beiarn, NO	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1948	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	23 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1948. 1948 had 397 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 100	315
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1