Weather Records on 19 December 2003

996 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 2003. Highest significance: Wooragee, AU.

Key Facts for 19 December 2003

On 19 December 2003, 996 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
301 were record highs and 393 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 960 daily.
Wooragee set a daily record precipitation of 36.2 mm (1.4 in) on 19 December 2003.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

996 stations

996 station records on 19 December 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Avenel (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Springhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Whitlands (Burder's Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Myrtleford (Ovens Research Sta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mooroopna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carboor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheshunt Eurangie Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edenholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huautla de Jimenez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bluefield Mercer Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Terip Terip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jalapa del Valle	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Surnadal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Yaee	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Hart Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Fuerte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgwick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kanumbra (Brilliant Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adjuntas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iaeger 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cahuacan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Margaritas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guanajuato (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

996 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 301, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 19 December 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	301
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 19 December 2003 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 29, daily 960.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

763 broken records

Margins by which the 763 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 2003

Top 20 records on 19 December 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 2003	Wooragee, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2003	Avenel (Post Office), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2003	Springhurst, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2003	Whitlands (Burder's Lane), AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2003	Puntilla, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2003	Eldorado, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2003	Banner Elk, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2003	Avoca, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2003	Myrtleford (Ovens Research Sta, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2003	Mangalore Airport, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2003	Lancefield, AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2003	Mooroopna, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	117 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2003	Kailua 446, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2003	Marshall, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2003	Chiltern (Post Office), AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2003	Eurobin, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2003	Bremerton, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2003	Carboor, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2003	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2003	Banner Elk, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	43 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2003. 2003 had 996 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 50	728
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	4