Weather Records on 19 December 2009

1,937 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 2009. Highest significance: Marlinton, US.

Key Facts for 19 December 2009

On 19 December 2009, 1,937 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 897 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 38 were all-time records, 214 monthly and 1,685 daily.
Marlinton set an all-time record daily snowfall of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 19 December 2009.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,937 stations

1,937 station records on 19 December 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marlinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	51.8 cm (20.4 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Williamson	United States	Record daily snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Buchanan	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Man	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mechanicsville 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Black Mtn 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Covington Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Summersville Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	57.2 cm (22.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Asheville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Covington Fltr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Piedmont Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lexington	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Meadows of Dan 5 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Beltsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tye Rvr 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Trout Dale 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.9 cm (15.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
New Park	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wise 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Man	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yadkinville 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Roden	Netherlands	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tilburg	Netherlands	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Veenhuizen (D)	Netherlands	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Earlehurst	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Summersville Lake	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Perrine 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Filt Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Dale 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Flamingo Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,937 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 481, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 416, Heaviest daily rainfall 388, Heaviest daily snowfall 210, Deepest snow cover 275.

Records on 19 December 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	481
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	416
Heaviest daily rainfall	388
Heaviest daily snowfall	210
Deepest snow cover	275

Records on 19 December 2009 by timescale: all-time 38, monthly 214, daily 1,685.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,726 broken records

Margins by which the 1,726 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 2009

Top 20 records on 19 December 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 2009	Marlinton, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	115 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 December 2009	Staunton Wtp, US	monthly snowfall	51.8 cm (20.4 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	100 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 December 2009	Hot Springs, US	monthly snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	65 years	79 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2009	Williamson, US	all-time snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	49 years	79 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2009	Buchanan, US	all-time snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	84 years	76 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2009	Man, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2009	Mechanicsville 5 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	82 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2009	Black Mtn 2 W, US	monthly rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2009	Covington Fltr Plt, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2009	Summersville Lake, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2009	Phila Intl AP, US	monthly snowfall	57.2 cm (22.5 in)	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	42 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2009	Asheville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	79 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2009	Martinsville Fltr Plt, US	daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2009	Staunton Wtp, US	monthly snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2009	Baltimore-Washington Intl AP, US	monthly snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	49 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2009	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2009	Ashland, US	all-time snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	100 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2009	Buchanan, US	all-time snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2009	Covington Fltr Plt, US	monthly snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2009	Piedmont Rsch STN, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)

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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2009. 2009 had 1,937 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2009-12-19: 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 2026-10-17 (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 100	1,577
100 to 200	108
200 to 300	37
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1