Weather Records on 19 December 1991

1,236 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1991. Highest significance: Tarwin Lower (Riverside), AU.

Key Facts for 19 December 1991

On 19 December 1991, 1,236 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,206 daily.
Tarwin Lower (Riverside) set a daily record precipitation of 59.0 mm (2.3 in) on 19 December 1991.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,236 stations

1,236 station records on 19 December 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Evant 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Real del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Die Hoogte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ojuelos de Jalisco (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gilze-Rijen_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frammersbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bochum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Turquoise Bonanza Ck	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Biesjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sarutaia (US.Boa Vista-Clfsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Encantada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Cuxhaven Steinau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koeifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenix City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morwell (Mail Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koo Wee Rup (Srw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ginneken	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Knapp 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lang Lang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,236 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 892, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 19 December 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	892
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 19 December 1991 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 1,206.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,089 broken records

Margins by which the 1,089 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1991

Top 20 records on 19 December 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1991	Tarwin Lower (Riverside), AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1991	Boerne, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	91 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1991	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1991	Anadarko 3 E, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1991	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1991	Evant 1SSW, US	all-time rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	6 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1991	Llano, US	monthly rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1991	Inverloch, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1991	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	90 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1991	Korumburra, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1991	Real del Monte, MX	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1991	Die Hoogte, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1991	Carrizozo 1SW, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1991	Ojuelos de Jalisco (Dge), MX	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1991	Poteet, US	monthly rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1991	Gilze-Rijen_1, NL	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1991	Pearsall, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1991	San Antonio Intl AP, US	monthly rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1991	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1991	Hico, US	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	53 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1991. 1991 had 1,236 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 1991-12-19: 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 50	1,052
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1