Weather Records on 19 December 1976

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1976. Highest significance: Donors Hill Station, AU.

Key Facts for 19 December 1976

On 19 December 1976, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
227 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 390 daily.
Donors Hill Station set a daily record precipitation of 195.8 mm (7.7 in) on 19 December 1976.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

398 stations

398 station records on 19 December 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Resplendor-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reitfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arteaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monterey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angurugu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Casca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thies	Senegal	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ceuta (Monte Hacho)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zolotoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rive	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jever	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Galeana (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-32.1 C (-25.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Malmo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 19 December 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 19 December 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 390.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

315 broken records

Margins by which the 315 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 148.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1976

Top 20 records on 19 December 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1976	Donors Hill Station, AU	daily rain	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1976	Hvar, HR	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1976	Resplendor-Jusante, BR	daily rain	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1976	Reitfontein, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1976	Arteaga (Smn), MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1976	Winterset 4N, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	81 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1976	Windsor, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1976	Lawrence, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	81 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1976	Iffley Station, AU	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1976	Mornington Island, AU	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1976	Flora 5 NW, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1976	Auburn 2 SSE, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1976	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1976	Monterey, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1976	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1976	Kirensk, RU	daily low max	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	77 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1976	Floraville Downs Station, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1976	Glenbervie Station, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1976	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1976	Winfield 3NE, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	31 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 398 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	293
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1