Weather Records on 19 December 2012

774 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 2012. Highest significance: Yampa, US.

Key Facts for 19 December 2012

On 19 December 2012, 774 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
311 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 759 daily.
Yampa set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 19 December 2012.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

774 stations

774 station records on 19 December 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yampa	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Eustis	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bullita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maizuru Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camden	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tottori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hayling Island	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Craig 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Villa Victoria	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mummulgum (Bingeebeebra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hecla 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Long Falls Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

774 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 19 December 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 19 December 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 759.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

616 broken records

Margins by which the 616 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 2012

Top 20 records on 19 December 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 2012	Yampa, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	98 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2012	Rangely 1E, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	110 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2012	Eustis, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2012	Presque Isle, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2012	Westcliffe, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	98 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2012	Jackman, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	87 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2012	Jackman, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2012	Bullita, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2012	Presque Isle, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2012	Maizuru Reg Met HQ, JP	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2012	Moab, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2012	Kwajalein, MH	daily rain	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2012	Ft Kent, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2012	Purdum, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2012	Spring Creek, AU	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2012	Imperial, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2012	Middle Dam, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2012	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	109 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2012	Ely AP, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	114 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2012	Jokkmokk, SE	daily snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	100 years	42 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2012. 2012 had 774 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	574
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1