Weather Records on 19 December 1977

569 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1977. Highest significance: Solomons, US.

Key Facts for 19 December 1977

On 19 December 1977, 569 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
229 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 558 daily.
Solomons set a daily record precipitation of 61.7 mm (2.4 in) on 19 December 1977.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

569 stations

569 station records on 19 December 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Catingueira (Juca)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beltsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
King Salmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-58.6 C (-73.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pompeia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westhope	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Paulo (Aeroport	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandfontein (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kranskop (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Capia da Igrejinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moctezuma	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jardim de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Luiz Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pilger	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

569 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 19 December 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 19 December 1977 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 558.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

454 broken records

Margins by which the 454 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1977

Top 20 records on 19 December 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1977	Solomons, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1977	Pocomoke City, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1977	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1977	Catingueira (Juca), BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1977	Beltsville, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1977	Cambridge Water Trmt P, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1977	Avon, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1977	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1977	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1977	Dolinsk, RU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1977	Salisbury, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1977	Gothenburg, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1977	Lewiston, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1977	Coatesville 1 SW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1977	Tyndall, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1977	Puerto Madero, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1977	King Salmon, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1977	Garcia, BR	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1977	Fairmont, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1977	Georgetown 5 SW, US	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1977. 1977 had 569 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	437
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1