Weather Records on 21 December 2019

755 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 2019. Highest significance: Tillamook, US.

Key Facts for 21 December 2019

On 21 December 2019, 755 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
610 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 708 daily.
Tillamook set an all-time record daily precipitation of 184.4 mm (7.3 in) on 21 December 2019.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

755 stations

755 station records on 21 December 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tillamook	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mathis 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Benavides #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Baker Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lind 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Dell Oro	France	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bigfork 13 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jendouba	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Glacier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Princeville Rch 1117	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkins Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.0 C (111.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cagliari	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Teniente Alejandro Velasco As	Peru	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bigfork 13 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dampier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

755 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 265, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 345, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 21 December 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	265
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	345
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 21 December 2019 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 42, daily 708.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

633 broken records

Margins by which the 633 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 2019

Top 20 records on 21 December 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 2019	Tillamook, US	all-time rain	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2019	Mathis 4 SSW, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 December 2019	Kingsville, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2019	Everett, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2019	Concrete Ppl Fish STN, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2019	Riggins, US	monthly high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2019	Benavides #2, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2019	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2019	Phelps, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2019	Rockport, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2019	Robstown, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 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)
21 December 2019	Hatton 9 SE, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2019	Flagler 1S, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2019	Billings Wtp, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	117 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2019	Bremerton, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2019	Szeged, HU	daily high max	14.5 C (58.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	117 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2019	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily high max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	117 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2019	Embrun, FR	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2019	Tangier City, MA	monthly high min	17.6 C (63.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	64 years	40 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 755 records.

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

Records on 12-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1799	1
1801	2
1808	3
1825	1
1828	1
1839	1
1846	1
1850	1
1855	7
1859	1
1860	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	4
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	3
1897	3
1898	1
1900	8
1901	15
1902	5
1903	25
1904	3
1905	15
1906	15
1907	17
1908	19
1909	20
1910	29
1911	36
1912	23
1913	11
1914	107
1915	43
1916	40
1917	18
1918	41
1919	57
1920	30
1921	104
1922	34
1923	323
1924	377
1925	120
1926	178
1927	147
1928	70
1929	156
1930	66
1931	556
1932	150
1933	581
1934	230
1935	398
1936	323
1937	189
1938	145
1939	140
1940	622
1941	651
1942	968
1943	148
1944	762
1945	396
1946	495
1947	700
1948	297
1949	1,281
1950	504
1951	1,061
1952	197
1953	256
1954	444
1955	888
1956	672
1957	846
1958	516
1959	272
1960	585
1961	254
1962	563
1963	1,137
1964	613
1965	247
1966	400
1967	1,923
1968	818
1969	828
1970	547
1971	680
1972	651
1973	1,292
1974	374
1975	548
1976	446
1977	470
1978	517
1979	558
1980	726
1981	1,476
1982	702
1983	3,324
1984	1,012
1985	979
1986	404
1987	775
1988	717
1989	3,203
1990	2,701
1991	1,125
1992	751
1993	967
1994	793
1995	878
1996	1,114
1997	810
1998	1,142
1999	851
2000	944
2001	650
2002	579
2003	1,103
2004	675
2005	606
2006	1,443
2007	946
2008	1,062
2009	1,097
2010	2,039
2011	653
2012	759
2013	1,029
2014	878
2015	1,173
2016	543
2017	459
2018	742
2019	755
2020	965
2021	323
2022	528
2023	1,170
2024	778
2025	1,100

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Data for records on 2019-12-21: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	608
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1