Weather Records on 19 December 1962

670 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1962. Highest significance: Gudauri, GE.

Key Facts for 19 December 1962

On 19 December 1962, 670 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
463 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 665 daily.
Gudauri set a daily record precipitation of 55.6 mm (2.2 in) on 19 December 1962.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

670 stations

670 station records on 19 December 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Countegany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-34.2 C (-29.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-33.4 C (-28.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bankstown (Condell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Gurrabeal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lulea-Bergnaset	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lulea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lawton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

670 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 342, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 19 December 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	342
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 19 December 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 665.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

553 broken records

Margins by which the 553 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1962

Top 20 records on 19 December 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1962	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1962	Wanaaring Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1962	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1962	Tarcutta (Wollumbi), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1962	Countegany, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1962	Hartsel, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1962	Uaroo, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1962	Tbilisi, GE	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1962	Jonkoping, SE	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1962	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1962	Haparanda, SE	daily low min	-34.2 C (-29.6 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1962	Sodankyla AWS, FI	daily low max	-33.4 C (-28.1 F)	10.4 C (18.7 F)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1962	Bankstown (Condell Park), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1962	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1962	Parker, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	67 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1962	Ganca, AZ	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1962	Narooma Rvcp, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1962	Buckeye, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1962	Sviland, NO	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1962	Pitea, SE	monthly low max	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	42 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 670 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	545
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1