Weather Records on 19 December 1973

1,014 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1973. Highest significance: Watseka Public Works, US.

Key Facts for 19 December 1973

On 19 December 1973, 1,014 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 19 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 936 daily.
Watseka Public Works set a monthly record daily snowfall of 39.4 cm (15.5 in) on 19 December 1973.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

1,014 stations

1,014 station records on 19 December 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Voewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.3 mm (8.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	355.6 mm (14.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mannersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	302.0 mm (11.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Elgin Water	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yacamunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kentland	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Biloela Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mayfern	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Many Peaks Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Champagne (Naf)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.1 mm (9.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,014 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 446, Heaviest daily snowfall 261, Deepest snow cover 87.

Records on 19 December 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	446
Heaviest daily snowfall	261
Deepest snow cover	87

Records on 19 December 1973 by timescale: all-time 19, monthly 59, daily 936.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

868 broken records

Margins by which the 868 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1973

Top 20 records on 19 December 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1973	Watseka Public Works, US	monthly snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	63 years	77 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1973	Voewood, AU	monthly rain	226.3 mm (8.9 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1973	Bajool Post Office, AU	all-time rain	355.6 mm (14.0 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1973	Mannersley, AU	all-time rain	302.0 mm (11.9 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1973	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1973	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1973	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1973	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1973	Streator 2SE, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1973	Annanvale, AU	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1973	Kit Carson, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	79 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1973	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1973	Elgin Water, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1973	Gracemere Russell St, AU	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1973	Toronto, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	122 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1973	Glenlands, AU	monthly rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1973	Raglan, AU	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1973	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	83 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1973	Independence, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1973	N Loup, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	58 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1973. 1973 had 1,014 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 50	672
50 to 100	123
100 to 150	56
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1