Weather Records on 19 December 1949

632 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1949. Highest significance: Ft Duchesne, US.

Key Facts for 19 December 1949

On 19 December 1949, 632 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 621 daily.
Ft Duchesne set a monthly record daily precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 19 December 1949.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

632 stations

632 station records on 19 December 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bennett Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wallandoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

632 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 219, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 19 December 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	219
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 19 December 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 621.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

514 broken records

Margins by which the 514 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1949

Top 20 records on 19 December 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1949	Ft Duchesne, US	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1949	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1949	Border 3 N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1949	Roodepoort (Mun), ZA	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1949	Nooitgedacht, ZA	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1949	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1949	Heidelberg I, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1949	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1949	Leslie (Mun), ZA	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1949	Cloncurry McIllwraith St, AU	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1949	Corona Downs, AU	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1949	Rosewood, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1949	Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1949	Bennett Rch, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1949	Elderslie, AU	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1949	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1949	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1949	Cavan, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1949	Glenormiston, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1949	Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	33 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 632 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 25	467
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1