Weather Records on 19 December 2001

627 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 2001. Highest significance: Dutch Harbor, US.

Key Facts for 19 December 2001

On 19 December 2001, 627 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 593 daily.
Dutch Harbor set a monthly record daily snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 19 December 2001.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

627 stations

627 station records on 19 December 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Palizada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fairfield Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bolonchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Altamirano (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Presumida	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Abala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chilil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Izamal Escuela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Malpaso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tenasco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Progreso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Isla Aguada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Centro Experimental W-75	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Round Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record low minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Annette AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cabot	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Acapetlahuaya	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Attunga (Tarana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frontera Amatenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maitinez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ikerasassuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lamia	Greece	Record low minimum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sabancuy	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hecelchakan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Finca Ocotlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belowra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Finca la Soledad	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Sabino	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sulina	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Puntilla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Green Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Linguere	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	40.5 C (104.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Larissa	Greece	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Jocoque	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oxchuc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

627 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 19 December 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 19 December 2001 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 31, daily 593.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

494 broken records

Margins by which the 494 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 2001

Top 20 records on 19 December 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 2001	Dutch Harbor, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	64 years	74 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2001	Palizada, MX	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2001	Fairfield Rs, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2001	Bolonchen, MX	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2001	Altamirano (Smn), MX	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2001	La Presumida, MX	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2001	Laghouat, DZ	monthly low max	2.3 C (36.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2001	Abala, MX	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2001	Chilil, MX	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2001	Izamal Escuela, MX	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2001	Selbu-Stubbe, NO	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2001	Torrevieja, ES	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2001	Malpaso, MX	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2001	Tenasco, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2001	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2001	El Progreso, MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2001	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2001	Buenavista, MX	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2001	Isla Aguada, MX	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2001	Centro Experimental W-75, MX	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	4 years	42 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2001. 2001 had 627 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	451
25 to 50	22
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	2