Weather Records on 19 December 1979

829 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1979. Highest significance: Vermelho Velho, BR.

Key Facts for 19 December 1979

On 19 December 1979, 829 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
583 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 823 daily.
Vermelho Velho set a daily record precipitation of 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 19 December 1979.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

829 stations

829 station records on 19 December 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vermelho Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner (Itacira)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Qacha's Nek	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enderby	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Troupsburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sanborn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fessenden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Honolulu Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

829 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 404, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 19 December 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	404
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 19 December 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 823.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

661 broken records

Margins by which the 661 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1979

Top 20 records on 19 December 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1979	Vermelho Velho, BR	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1979	Wagner (Itacira), BR	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1979	Qacha's Nek, LS	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1979	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1979	Virden, CA	daily high max	4.5 C (40.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1979	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	82 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1979	Friant Government Camp, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1979	Rockwell City, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1979	Ogallala, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1979	Jefferson, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1979	Creighton, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1979	Springview 2NW, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1979	Ellendale, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1979	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1979	Faulkton, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1979	Primghar, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1979	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1979	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1979	Enderby, CA	daily high max	6.0 C (42.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1979	Ajo, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	61 years	33 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1979. 1979 had 829 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	640
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2