Weather Records on 4 December 2019

522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 2019. Highest significance: Goychay, AZ.

Key Facts for 4 December 2019

On 4 December 2019, 522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 501 daily.
Goychay set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 4 December 2019.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

522 stations

522 station records on 4 December 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Belchertown	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Troy L&D	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Hill Dam	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castellon	Spain	Record daily precipitation	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.0 C (109.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Northbridge 2	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
E Jewett	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barre Falls Dam	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fokstua	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
E Brimfield Lake	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga Springs 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Diablo Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winter	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Lcd	United States	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

522 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 114.

Records on 4 December 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	114

Records on 4 December 2019 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 501.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

422 broken records

Margins by which the 422 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 2019

Top 20 records on 4 December 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 2019	Goychay, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 December 2019	Alcove Dam, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 December 2019	Milford, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 December 2019	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 December 2019	Belchertown, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2019	Ft Morgan, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	109 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2019	Burlington, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2019	Ashburnham, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2019	Troy L&D, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2019	Massabesic Lake, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2019	Birch Hill Dam, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2019	Ashland Exp Farm, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2019	Hartford-Bradley Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2019	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2019	Albany Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2019	Wu Lu Mu Qi, CN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2019	Campo, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2019	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	120 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2019	Lawrence, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 2019	Keene, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	46 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

1796 to 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2019. 2019 had 522 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 December 2019
Margin	Records
0 to 100	374
100 to 200	27
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	2