Weather Records on 19 December 2021

603 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 2021. Highest significance: Morrilton, US.

Key Facts for 19 December 2021

On 19 December 2021, 603 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 594 daily.
Morrilton set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 19 December 2021.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

603 stations

603 station records on 19 December 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bobadah (Pretty View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kuantan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	382.8 mm (15.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen Rio Grande Vly Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Balowra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Myrrhee (Joelyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Helena AP ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munson Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Constantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ross Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chimoio	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rutland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colebrook 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holden Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-36.2 C (-33.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarks Hill 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jalturovosk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Magnitogorsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mayo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

603 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 169, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 19 December 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	169
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 19 December 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 594.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

500 broken records

Margins by which the 500 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 2021

Top 20 records on 19 December 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 2021	Morrilton, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	87 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2021	Bobadah (Pretty View), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2021	Koetong, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	119 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2021	Cornwall, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2021	Crockett, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	110 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2021	Tottenham Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2021	Mina, US	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	112 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2021	Plain Dealing, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	125 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2021	Kuantan, MY	daily rain	382.8 mm (15.1 in)	216.7 mm (8.5 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2021	Gyshgy, TM	daily high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2021	Harlingen Rio Grande Vly Intl, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2021	Batesburg, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	112 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2021	Saluda, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2021	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	122 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2021	Potlatch 3 NNE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2021	Beaumont Rsch Ctr, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2021	Wallace 2 E, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2021	Belfast, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	127 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2021	Tonopah, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2021	Newberry, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2021. 2021 had 603 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	480
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2