Weather Records on 19 December 2023

1,224 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 2023. Highest significance: Farmington, US.

Key Facts for 19 December 2023

On 19 December 2023, 1,224 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
958 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 1,210 daily.
Farmington set a daily record precipitation of 77.2 mm (3.0 in) on 19 December 2023.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,224 stations

1,224 station records on 19 December 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Harris STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woonsocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rangeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malone	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Solingen-Hohenscheid	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Falls Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham Wyman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Surry Mtn Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Culver City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,224 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 354, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 604, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 December 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	354
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	604
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 December 2023 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 1,210.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,042 broken records

Margins by which the 1,042 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 2023

Top 20 records on 19 December 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 2023	Farmington, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 December 2023	Brassua Dam, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2023	Berlin, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	135 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2023	Mt Hebron Rs, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2023	Harris STN, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2023	Gardiner, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	133 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2023	Madison, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2023	Beaver Falls, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2023	Woonsocket, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2023	Rangeley, US	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2023	Gouverneur 3 NW, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2023	Minicoy Obsy, IN	daily rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2023	Amherst, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	123 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2023	Woodstock, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	117 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2023	Brassua Dam, US	monthly high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	90 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2023	Farmington, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	127 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2023	Whitehall, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2023	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2023	Gabes, TN	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	112 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2023	Provo Byu, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	105 years	46 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2023. 2023 had 1,224 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 10	999
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1