Weather Records on 19 December 1952

469 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1952. Highest significance: Genoa 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 19 December 1952

On 19 December 1952, 469 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 461 daily.
Genoa 2 W set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 19 December 1952.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

469 stations

469 station records on 19 December 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Copperas Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waco	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-42.5 C (-44.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lynch	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paratinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

469 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 19 December 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 19 December 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 461.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

406 broken records

Margins by which the 406 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1952

Top 20 records on 19 December 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1952	Genoa 2 W, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1952	Western 2W, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1952	Bradshaw, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1952	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1952	Schwerin, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1952	Geneva, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1952	Alton 1 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1952	Hastings 4N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1952	Lampasas, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1952	Clifton 10 E, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1952	Copperas Cove, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1952	Waxahachie, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1952	Sarajevo, BA	monthly rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1952	Arcadia, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1952	Burnet, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1952	Ness City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1952	David City 4E, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1952	New Norcia, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1952	Smith Ctr, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1952	Monroe City, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1952. 1952 had 469 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 1952-12-19: 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 50	365
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2