Weather Records on 19 December 1953

517 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1953. Highest significance: Izana, ES.

Key Facts for 19 December 1953

On 19 December 1953, 517 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 497 daily.
Izana set a monthly record daily precipitation of 188.8 mm (7.4 in) on 19 December 1953.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

517 stations

517 station records on 19 December 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	188.8 mm (7.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Papkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiwal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bellrock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danielskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lokenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adamshoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bulwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Roy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eerstegeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Rust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Likatlong	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fullarton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grootfontein 11,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koegasbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Triunfo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

517 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 19 December 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 19 December 1953 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 497.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

418 broken records

Margins by which the 418 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 1953

Top 20 records on 19 December 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1953	Izana, ES	monthly rain	188.8 mm (7.4 in)	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1953	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1953	Jagersfontein, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1953	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1953	Stornoway Airport, GB	all-time low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1953	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1953	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1953	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1953	Rooiwal, ZA	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1953	Bellrock, ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1953	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1953	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1953	Danielskuil, ZA	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1953	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1953	Zoetvlei, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1953	Lokenburg, ZA	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1953	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1953	Milan, IT	daily high min	7.6 C (45.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	159 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1953	Hillmoor, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1953	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	66 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 517 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	378
25 to 50	32
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1