Weather Records on 19 December 2000

1,154 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 2000. Highest significance: Emu Creek Station, AU.

Key Facts for 19 December 2000

On 19 December 2000, 1,154 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
206 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 90 monthly and 1,062 daily.
Emu Creek Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 83.1 mm (3.3 in) on 19 December 2000.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,154 stations

1,154 station records on 19 December 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emu Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Houston	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Germantown Wastewater Utility	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bedourie Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bredbo (Bredbo Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Floyd 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Muscoda	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bud 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Licking 4N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lapeer Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zonia Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.2 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Creek 5NW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,154 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 205, Deepest snow cover 358.

Records on 19 December 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	205
Deepest snow cover	358

Records on 19 December 2000 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 90, daily 1,062.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

875 broken records

Margins by which the 875 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 2000

Top 20 records on 19 December 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 2000	Emu Creek Station, AU	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 December 2000	Windsor Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2000	Chariton 1 E, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	102 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2000	Houston, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	83 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2000	Harlan Co Lake, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	102 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2000	Marion Downs, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2000	Germantown Wastewater Utility, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2000	Bedourie Police Station, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2000	Kurgan-Tyube, TJ	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2000	Bredbo (Bredbo Station), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2000	Yale 1 NNW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2000	Salzburg, AT	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2000	Chester, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2000	Boulia Airport, AU	monthly rain	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	103 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2000	Grundy Ctr, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	103 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2000	Williamston 3NE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2000	Dodgeville Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	102 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2000	Floyd 2 NE, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2000	Walhalla, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	103 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2000	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	105 years	52 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2000. 2000 had 1,154 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	658
50 to 100	151
100 to 150	50
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1