Weather Records on 19 December 1996

2,108 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1996. Highest significance: Bergland Dam, US.

Key Facts for 19 December 1996

On 19 December 1996, 2,108 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 1,129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 2,018 daily.
Bergland Dam set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 19 December 1996.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 19 December 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Whim Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla (Kimberley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.3 cm (19.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dotswood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Acambaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kreileroord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Oxtotilpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Lonou)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Minderoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keepit Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montpellier-Aeroport	France	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waddington	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
General Cepeda	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Acatzingo de Hidalgo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Den Oever	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beau Maison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oudemirdum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,108 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 513, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 616, Heaviest daily rainfall 485, Heaviest daily snowfall 116, Deepest snow cover 153.

Records on 19 December 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	513
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	616
Heaviest daily rainfall	485
Heaviest daily snowfall	116
Deepest snow cover	153

Records on 19 December 1996 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 75, daily 2,018.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,724 broken records

Margins by which the 1,724 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1996

Top 20 records on 19 December 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1996	Bergland Dam, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1996	Lexington, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1996	Mellen 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1996	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1996	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1996	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1996	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1996	Yarrie, AU	monthly rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1996	Lovell, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1996	Pardoo Station, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1996	Gilberton, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1996	Manilla (Kimberley), AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1996	Climax, US	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1996	Bergland Dam, US	daily snowfall	49.3 cm (19.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1996	Hull, GB	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1996	San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan, MX	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1996	Apizaco, MX	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1996	Pryor, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1996	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	97 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1996	Gran Canal KM. 06+250, MX	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	20 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1996. 1996 had 2,108 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 1996-12-19: 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	1,648
50 to 100	59
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2