Weather Records on 31 December 2019

593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 2019. Highest significance: Charlevoix, US.

Key Facts for 31 December 2019

On 31 December 2019, 593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
249 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 568 daily.
Charlevoix set a daily record precipitation of 30.7 mm (1.2 in) on 31 December 2019.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

593 stations

593 station records on 31 December 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mayo	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vacoas (Mauritius)	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cross Village 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bay 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jormlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holcombe	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Owen 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quillayute AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edevik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Herman	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Harbor Ft Wilkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Falls Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trempealeau Dam 6	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wis Rapids Grand Av B	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Invercargill Airpor	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northport 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.3 C (104.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chipley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

593 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 31 December 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 31 December 2019 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 22, daily 568.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

481 broken records

Margins by which the 481 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

31 December 2019

Top 20 records on 31 December 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 2019	Charlevoix, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	76 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2019	Bergland Dam, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	74 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2019	Mayo, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2019	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2019	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2019	Phelps, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2019	Vacoas (Mauritius), MU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2019	Cross Village 1E, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2019	Winter, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2019	E Jordan, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2019	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2019	Stevens Pt, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2019	Rhinelander, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2019	Tg Jiu, RO	daily low min	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	16.4 C (29.5 F)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2019	Tunnsjo, NO	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2019	Turnu Magurele, RO	daily low min	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	15.5 C (27.9 F)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2019	Big Bay 1NW, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2019	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2019	Annex Creek, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2019	Jormlien, SE	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	47 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

1797 to 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2019. 2019 had 593 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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	443
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1