Weather Records on 19 December 1966

851 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1966. Highest significance: Doctors Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 19 December 1966

On 19 December 1966, 851 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
419 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 834 daily.
Doctors Creek set a daily record precipitation of 81.5 mm (3.2 in) on 19 December 1966.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

851 stations

851 station records on 19 December 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fladungen-Heufurt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heritage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vrede-Mun	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lelie Shoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bollier	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Sabugi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lourensgeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Klipspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iserlohn-Westig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rosthern	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coddington 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leeudoringstad (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tann/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rondawel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paardekopplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Betania	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefonte 4 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

851 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 220, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 199, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 288, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 19 December 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	220
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	199
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 19 December 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 834.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

697 broken records

Margins by which the 697 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1966

Top 20 records on 19 December 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1966	Doctors Creek, AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1966	Hancock Exp Farm, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1966	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1966	Holland Wtp, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1966	Francistown, BW	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1966	Fladungen-Heufurt, DE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1966	Heritage, ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1966	Vrede-Mun, ZA	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1966	Lelie Shoek, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1966	Verma, NO	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1966	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1966	Kareepoort, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1966	Bollier, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1966	Sao Joao Do Sabugi, BR	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1966	Lourensgeluk, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1966	Waupaca, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	67 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1966	Kamloops, CA	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	75 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1966	Klipspruit, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1966	Pine River 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1966	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	35 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1966. 1966 had 851 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 20	633
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1