Weather Records on 19 December 1975

843 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1975. Highest significance: Springleigh, AU.

Key Facts for 19 December 1975

On 19 December 1975, 843 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 517 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 816 daily.
Springleigh set an all-time record daily precipitation of 181.4 mm (7.1 in) on 19 December 1975.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

843 stations

843 station records on 19 December 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Glanworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goombie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tallyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Theodore Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Braeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hopedale (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hopedale (Aut)	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
West Quarter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yandarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia/San Javier	Spain	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gabriels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tanbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	71.0 cm (28.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malelane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

843 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 281, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 236, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 19 December 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	281
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	236
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 19 December 1975 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 22, daily 816.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

670 broken records

Margins by which the 670 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 1975

Top 20 records on 19 December 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1975	Springleigh, AU	all-time rain	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1975	Bierbank, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1975	Glanworth, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1975	Windorah Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1975	Goombie, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1975	Strathmore, AU	monthly rain	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1975	Potgietersrus, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1975	Lansdowne Station, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1975	Lowood Don St, AU	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1975	Yarronvale, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1975	South Comongin, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1975	Tallyabra, AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1975	Forest Hill, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1975	Stradbroke Station, AU	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1975	Eversfield, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1975	Doornkom, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1975	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1975	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1975	Milgarra, AU	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1975	Burenda, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	38 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1975. 1975 had 843 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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Data for records on 1975-12-19: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	613
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1