Weather Records on 19 December 2002

1,467 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 2002. Highest significance: Kjobli I Snaasa, NO.

Key Facts for 19 December 2002

On 19 December 2002, 1,467 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
864 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,440 daily.
Kjobli I Snaasa set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 19 December 2002.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,467 stations

1,467 station records on 19 December 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Des Arc	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Blytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson McKellar- Sipes AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hechi	China	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon Spring NWS	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Skjaekerfossen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cotton Valley 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beedeville 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Breivoll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bangdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vaernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,467 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 390, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 474, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 401, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 19 December 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	390
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	474
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	401
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 19 December 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 1,440.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,205 broken records

Margins by which the 1,205 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 2002

Top 20 records on 19 December 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 2002	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2002	Des Arc, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	99 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2002	Gaddede, SE	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2002	Union City, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2002	Stuttgart, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2002	Bolivar Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	106 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2002	Trondheim - Voll, NO	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2002	Helena, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	102 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2002	Rison, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	101 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2002	Butte 5SE, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2002	Brownsville, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2002	Samburg Wr, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2002	Blytheville, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2002	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	101 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2002	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	106 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2002	Covington 3 SW, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2002	Vevay, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2002	Jackson McKellar- Sipes AP, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2002	Hechi, CN	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2002	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	57 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2002. 2002 had 1,467 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 2002-12-19: 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 2026-10-16 (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	1,156
50 to 100	44
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2