Weather Records on 20 December 2019

731 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 2019. Highest significance: Golspie (Ayrston), AU.

Key Facts for 20 December 2019

On 20 December 2019, 731 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
535 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 85 monthly and 635 daily.
Golspie (Ayrston) set a daily record precipitation of 59.4 mm (2.3 in) on 20 December 2019.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

731 stations

731 station records on 20 December 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Seattle Tacoma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Many Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Braganca	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sequim 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Sand Pt WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Baring	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Geneve Cointrin	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaccio	France	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Invercargill Airpor	New Zealand	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuenca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.9 C (100.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grainet-Rehberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melilla	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Granada/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flattop Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moses Lake Grant Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.8 C (112.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburgh Raaf	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

731 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 264, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 271, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 20 December 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	264
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	271
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 20 December 2019 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 85, daily 635.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

621 broken records

Margins by which the 621 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

20 December 2019

Top 20 records on 20 December 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 2019	Golspie (Ayrston), AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	78 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2019	Seattle Tacoma AP, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2019	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	all-time high min	33.6 C (92.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2019	Many Glacier, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2019	Braganca, PT	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2019	Lugano, CH	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2019	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	118 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2019	McMillin Rsvr, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2019	Monroe, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2019	Sequim 2 E, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2019	Tacoma #1, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2019	Seattle Sand Pt WFO, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2019	Baring, US	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2019	Bremerton, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	118 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2019	Snoqualmie Falls, US	all-time rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2019	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	120 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2019	Olympia AP, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2019	Kent, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2019	Phelps, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2019	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high max	34.5 C (94.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	101 years	44 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 731 records.

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

Records on 12-20 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	2
1808	1
1815	1
1828	1
1837	1
1846	1
1855	8
1858	1
1860	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	2
1874	3
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	4
1885	1
1886	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1894	2
1895	8
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	7
1901	8
1902	14
1903	17
1904	9
1905	5
1906	5
1907	11
1908	5
1909	22
1910	17
1911	24
1912	27
1913	7
1914	43
1915	18
1916	45
1917	33
1918	18
1919	25
1920	22
1921	101
1922	88
1923	215
1924	332
1925	96
1926	163
1927	200
1928	93
1929	256
1930	67
1931	536
1932	170
1933	492
1934	265
1935	152
1936	416
1937	181
1938	240
1939	308
1940	965
1941	633
1942	817
1943	193
1944	340
1945	430
1946	327
1947	385
1948	345
1949	1,141
1950	758
1951	926
1952	394
1953	385
1954	416
1955	726
1956	471
1957	1,354
1958	382
1959	142
1960	354
1961	369
1962	475
1963	875
1964	499
1965	353
1966	555
1967	1,370
1968	482
1969	514
1970	518
1971	441
1972	448
1973	1,184
1974	328
1975	610
1976	382
1977	484
1978	910
1979	600
1980	667
1981	1,681
1982	712
1983	2,995
1984	1,411
1985	1,035
1986	321
1987	1,179
1988	760
1989	1,812
1990	1,885
1991	1,172
1992	1,134
1993	1,266
1994	813
1995	1,128
1996	1,448
1997	651
1998	1,110
1999	938
2000	1,150
2001	523
2002	943
2003	1,315
2004	836
2005	515
2006	1,387
2007	986
2008	1,356
2009	1,502
2010	2,055
2011	846
2012	1,131
2013	584
2014	524
2015	1,238
2016	603
2017	688
2018	592
2019	731
2020	554
2021	442
2022	567
2023	1,242
2024	897
2025	1,166

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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	609
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1