Weather Records on 17 December 2019

917 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 2019. Highest significance: Morgantown L&D, US.

Key Facts for 17 December 2019

On 17 December 2019, 917 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
558 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 888 daily.
Morgantown L&D set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 17 December 2019.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

917 stations

917 station records on 17 December 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Marion Lock 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burnsville Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Festus	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhorn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Union 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.1 C (107.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peebles	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minami Tori Shima Ma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
John Redmond Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oneida	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stearns 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lingling	China	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stiege	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wateree Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jian	China	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.1 C (111.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

917 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 329, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 229, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 17 December 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	329
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	229
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 17 December 2019 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 888.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

766 broken records

Margins by which the 766 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 2019

Top 20 records on 17 December 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 2019	Morgantown L&D, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2019	Middlebourne 3 ESE, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2019	Mt Sterling, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	112 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2019	Sedalia Wtp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	114 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2019	Albemarle, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2019	Wamsutter, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2019	De Soto, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	112 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2019	De Soto, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	117 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2019	Sines Deep Creek, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2019	Pt Marion Lock 8, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2019	Ashland, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2019	Rockville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2019	Monticello, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2019	Gallipolis, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2019	Burnsville Lake, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2019	Spencer, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2019	Festus, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2019	Racine Locks & Dam, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2019	Buckhannon, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2019	Buckhorn Lake, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	4 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

1793 to 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2019. 2019 had 917 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,197

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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 2026-10-19 (19 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-19. Last revised 19 October 2026 (2026-10-19).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	739
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1