Weather Records on 19 December 1978

1,191 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1978. Highest significance: Canaan Farm, AU.

Key Facts for 19 December 1978

On 19 December 1978, 1,191 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
494 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,156 daily.
Canaan Farm set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 19 December 1978.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,191 stations

1,191 station records on 19 December 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canaan Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Walk Walkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ejanding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Odienne	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kununoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nangeenan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cadoux	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quondong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalkatchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Y Lightning Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ygnattering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sunflower 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kokardine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walgoolan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Raimundo Nonato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Childs	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
The Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Millston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nitchequon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.6 cm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dalwallinu North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kuujjuaq A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Junipine	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ruidoso	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baandee North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minnivale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Feira de Santana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bungulla North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Graball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Park River	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boodjerakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hakea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cunderdin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Youndegin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,191 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 247, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 247, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 413, Heaviest daily snowfall 104, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 19 December 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	247
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	247
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	413
Heaviest daily snowfall	104
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 19 December 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 1,156.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,035 broken records

Margins by which the 1,035 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1978

Top 20 records on 19 December 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1978	Canaan Farm, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1978	Walk Walkin, AU	monthly rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1978	Ejanding, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1978	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1978	Odienne, CI	monthly rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1978	Burracoppin, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1978	Ogden Pioneer Ph, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1978	Kununoppin, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1978	Merredin Research Station, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1978	Nangeenan, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1978	Cadoux, AU	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1978	Hermit 8 SE, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	27.5 cm (10.8 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1978	Oeiras, BR	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1978	Durango, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1978	Quondong, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1978	Wyalkatchem, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1978	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1978	Y Lightning Rch, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1978	Dalwallinu Comparison, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1978	Ygnattering, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	50 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1978. 1978 had 1,191 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 1978-12-19: 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 100	1,017
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1