Weather Records on 19 December 1956

287 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1956. Highest significance: Dublin 2SE, US.

Key Facts for 19 December 1956

On 19 December 1956, 287 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
139 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 285 daily.
Dublin 2SE set a daily record precipitation of 60.5 mm (2.4 in) on 19 December 1956.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

287 stations

287 station records on 19 December 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bergzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Montopolis Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winters 9 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pasan	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

287 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 December 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 December 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 285.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

221 broken records

Margins by which the 221 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1956

Top 20 records on 19 December 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1956	Dublin 2SE, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1956	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1956	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1956	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1956	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1956	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1956	Denton 2 SE, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1956	Bergplaats (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1956	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1956	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1956	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1956	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1956	Wyandra Railway St, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1956	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1956	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1956	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	66 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1956	San Marcos, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1956	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1956	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1956	Virden, CA	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	65 years	30 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1956. 1956 had 287 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	173
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2