Weather Records on 19 December 2019

541 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 2019. Highest significance: Burgos-Villafria, ES.

Key Facts for 19 December 2019

On 19 December 2019, 541 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
358 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 497 daily.
Burgos-Villafria set a daily record precipitation of 46.4 mm (1.8 in) on 19 December 2019.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

541 stations

541 station records on 19 December 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burgos-Villafria	Spain	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Leon Virgen del Camino	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.3 C (113.5 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salamanca Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colmenar Viejo/Famet	Spain	Record daily precipitation	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Getafe	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aasufou	American Samoa [United States]	Record daily precipitation	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valladolid	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Annaba	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	48.4 C (119.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Braganca	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cagliari	Italy	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nullarbor	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	49.9 C (121.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jaen	Spain	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid/Torrejon	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iida	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guangzhou	China	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shanwei	China	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Neuhaus Am Rennweg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St. Brandon (St. Ra	Mauritius	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turkmen-Bashi	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crivitz High Falls	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Tacoma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	48.9 C (120.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	48.9 C (120.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schmucke	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salamanca Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pamplona (Observatorio)	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Soria	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cayuga Lock #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

541 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 215, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 19 December 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	215
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 19 December 2019 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 40, daily 497.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

465 broken records

Margins by which the 465 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 2019

Top 20 records on 19 December 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 2019	Burgos-Villafria, ES	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2019	Leon Virgen del Camino, ES	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2019	Leavenworth 3 S, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 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)
19 December 2019	Madrid - Retiro, ES	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2019	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	monthly high max	45.3 C (113.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	114 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2019	Salamanca Aeropuerto, ES	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2019	Colmenar Viejo/Famet, ES	monthly rain	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2019	Valladolid (Villanubla), ES	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2019	Collegeville St John's, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	109 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2019	Madrid/Getafe, ES	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2019	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2019	Phelps, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2019	Aasufou, AS	monthly rain	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2019	Cooperstown, US	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2019	Valladolid, ES	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2019	Taylor Park, US	monthly snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2019	Del Norte 3ENE, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2019	Annaba, DZ	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2019	Oodnadatta Airport, AU	monthly high max	48.4 C (119.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	69 years	38 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 541 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	451
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1