Weather Records on 19 December 2006

1,061 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 2006. Highest significance: Mc Cook, US.

Key Facts for 19 December 2006

On 19 December 2006, 1,061 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
619 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,040 daily.
Mc Cook set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 19 December 2006.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

1,061 stations

1,061 station records on 19 December 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Escuintla (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Higgins	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grants AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Otis	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Progresso	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tequesquitengo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malacca	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Star Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Campo 7 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria di Leuc	Italy	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Torreon Navajo Mission	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conowingo Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grants AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,061 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 318, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 301, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 19 December 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	318
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	301
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 19 December 2006 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 1,040.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

790 broken records

Margins by which the 790 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 2006

Top 20 records on 19 December 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 2006	Mc Cook, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	108 years	75 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2006	Stratford, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	95 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2006	Escuintla (Dge), MX	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2006	Higgins, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2006	Grants AP, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2006	Otis, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2006	San Diego Curupatzeo, MX	all-time low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2006	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2006	Golden, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	103 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2006	Lake City, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2006	Kelly Rch, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2006	Placerville 3SE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2006	Toms River, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	110 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2006	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2006	Carrizozo 1SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2006	Biloxi, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2006	Kelly Rch, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2006	Progresso, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2006	New Braunfels, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2006	Tequesquitengo, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	51 years	40 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2006. 2006 had 1,061 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	750
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1