Weather Records on 19 December 2024

864 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 2024. Highest significance: Langdon Exp Farm, US.

Key Facts for 19 December 2024

On 19 December 2024, 864 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
658 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 860 daily.
Langdon Exp Farm set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 19 December 2024.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

864 stations

864 station records on 19 December 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kumbia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kenilworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Highvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yagaburne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eudora	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah (Taleswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coolangatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lompoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenix AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perseverance Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Overton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Catalina AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Theodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nideggen-Schmidt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hamilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blythe ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandberg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jubilee Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goshen Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

864 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 476, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 19 December 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	476
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 19 December 2024 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 860.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

718 broken records

Margins by which the 718 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 2024

Top 20 records on 19 December 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 2024	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	110 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2024	Kumbia Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2024	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	108 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2024	Samsonvale, AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2024	Kenilworth, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 December 2024	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	102 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2024	Highvale, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2024	San Carlos Rsvr, US	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	121 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2024	Mundubbera, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	110 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2024	Yagaburne, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2024	Kangaroo Hills Station, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2024	Mackay Aero, AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2024	Ft Lauderdale, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2024	Cavalier 7NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2024	Pembina, US	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2024	Eudora, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2024	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2024	Imperial, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	120 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2024	Carrington 4 N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2024	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	129 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2024. 2024 had 864 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 25	675
25 to 50	24
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1