Weather Records on 19 December 2020

327 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 2020. Highest significance: Towanda 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 19 December 2020

On 19 December 2020, 327 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 323 daily.
Towanda 1 S set a daily record snow depth of 68.6 cm (27.0 in) on 19 December 2020.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

327 stations

327 station records on 19 December 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Renovo	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Binghamton	United States	Record snow depth	74.0 cm (29.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Covington 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cecil Plains Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aubigny Purrawunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meandarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stevenson Dam	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coolesha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Galeton	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla (Fern Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moyola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga Springs 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ourigilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hunter Springs (Wondecla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maravale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baguio	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moses Lake Grant Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elong Elong (Bendeela St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Takle	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hinatuan	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jendouba	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwells Mills	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emmons	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indiana 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellangowan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

327 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 19 December 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 19 December 2020 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 323.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

273 broken records

Margins by which the 273 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 435.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 2020

Top 20 records on 19 December 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 2020	Towanda 1 S, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	103 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 December 2020	Renovo, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2020	Binghamton, US	daily snow depth	74.0 cm (29.1 in)	43.5 cm (17.1 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2020	Covington 2 WSW, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2020	Cecil Plains Homestead, AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	124 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2020	Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	132 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2020	Nagappattinam, IN	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	116 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2020	Lock Haven Sewage Plt, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2020	Elmira, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2020	Greene, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2020	Peakvale Station, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2020	Condamine Plains, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2020	Aubigny Purrawunda, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2020	Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road), AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2020	Shuttle Meadow Rsvr, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2020	Corning, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2020	Norwich, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2020	Canton, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2020	Meandarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2020	Cooperstown, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	43 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2020. 2020 had 327 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 100	251
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	3