Weather Records on 19 December 1951

622 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1951. Highest significance: Cicero Dantas, BR.

Key Facts for 19 December 1951

On 19 December 1951, 622 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 599 daily.
Cicero Dantas set a daily record precipitation of 72.2 mm (2.8 in) on 19 December 1951.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

622 stations

622 station records on 19 December 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls Mill St	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

622 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 19 December 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 19 December 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 599.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

506 broken records

Margins by which the 506 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 343.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1951

Top 20 records on 19 December 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1951	Cicero Dantas, BR	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1951	Norwich, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1951	Oneonta 1 S, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1951	Ubaira (Areia), BR	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1951	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1951	Gaspe, CA	daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1951	Morrison, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1951	Berlin, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1951	Aberdeen, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1951	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1951	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1951	Brome, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1951	Montpelier Rs, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1951	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1951	Gaspe, CA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1951	North Bridgton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1951	Burketown Post Office, AU	all-time high min	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1951	La Malbaie, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1951	Rockford, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1951	Little Falls Mill St, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	24 years	40 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1951. 1951 had 622 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	432
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1