Weather Records on 19 December 1997

830 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1997. Highest significance: Kurundi, AU.

Key Facts for 19 December 1997

On 19 December 1997, 830 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
379 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 808 daily.
Kurundi set a daily record precipitation of 68.0 mm (2.7 in) on 19 December 1997.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

830 stations

830 station records on 19 December 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kurundi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lyrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
San Antonio Tejas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lingling	China	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte de Lima	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ahome	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hueycatenango (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowbells	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baerami Creek (Bronwyn Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ticuman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Los Divisaderos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tensleep 16SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Adolfo Ruiz Cortinez (C	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geurie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amery	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guachochi (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Craiova	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Solon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yuendumu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deelamon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tlacotepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelos	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dixie	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mulbring (Vincent Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guaquitepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

830 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 178, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 201, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 265, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 19 December 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	178
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	201
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 19 December 1997 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 808.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

652 broken records

Margins by which the 652 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1997

Top 20 records on 19 December 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1997	Kurundi, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1997	Lyrup, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1997	San Antonio Tejas, MX	monthly rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1997	Billings Wtp, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1997	Kimberley Downs, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1997	Breckenridge, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1997	Milan, IT	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1997	Hayward Rs, US	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1997	Broke (Harrowby), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1997	Cuautla (Smn), MX	monthly low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1997	Lingling, CN	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1997	Ponte de Lima, PT	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1997	Charlevoix, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1997	Detour Village, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1997	Diversion Dam, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1997	Dubois, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1997	Escanaba, US	daily high max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	119 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1997	Ahome, MX	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1997	Echeta 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1997	Hueycatenango (Cfe), MX	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	37 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1997. 1997 had 830 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 25	609
25 to 50	29
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2