Weather Records on 19 December 2008

1,545 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 2008. Highest significance: Mill Creek Dam, US.

Key Facts for 19 December 2008

On 19 December 2008, 1,545 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
503 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,489 daily.
Mill Creek Dam set an all-time record snow depth of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 19 December 2008.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,545 stations

1,545 station records on 19 December 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mill Creek Dam	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Stockton 3NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Osage	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gunlock Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Green River Aviation	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford City 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Idleyld Park 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marysvale	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cougar 6 E	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canby 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Terry	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Platteville	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,545 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 282, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 221, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 429, Heaviest daily snowfall 306, Deepest snow cover 139.

Records on 19 December 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	282
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	221
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	429
Heaviest daily snowfall	306
Deepest snow cover	139

Records on 19 December 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 54, daily 1,489.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,220 broken records

Margins by which the 1,220 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 2008

Top 20 records on 19 December 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 2008	Mill Creek Dam, US	all-time snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2008	Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2008	Stockton 3NNE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2008	Osage, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2008	Vinton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	112 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2008	Walthill 1E, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2008	Walthill 1E, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2008	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	126 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2008	Gunlock Ph, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2008	Randle 1 E, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	83 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2008	Dubuque L&D 11, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2008	Drain, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	94 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2008	Milwaukee Mitchell AP, US	daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2008	Independence #1, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2008	Tres Piedras, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2008	Lacrosse, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2008	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	101 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2008	Greenville Wtp, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	109 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2008	Green River Aviation, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2008	Elgin, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	95 years	55 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 1,545 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	994
50 to 100	137
100 to 150	64
150 to 200	15
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1