Weather Records on 19 December 1950

545 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1950. Highest significance: Yardea, AU.

Key Facts for 19 December 1950

On 19 December 1950, 545 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 522 daily.
Yardea set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 19 December 1950.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

545 stations

545 station records on 19 December 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Carawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Boree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Arno Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Courela (Challner)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wynbring Siding (Tar 377 Mile)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingoonya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minnipa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Penong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Darke Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kondoolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Koonibba Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Eba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poochera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlers Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna (Goode)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gilliat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cleve (Pineside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	117.0 cm (46.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

545 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 19 December 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 19 December 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 522.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

421 broken records

Margins by which the 421 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 1950

Top 20 records on 19 December 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1950	Yardea, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1950	Carawa, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1950	Glen Boree, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1950	Wirrulla (Petina), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1950	Arno Bay, AU	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1950	Courela (Challner), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1950	Wynbring Siding (Tar 377 Mile), AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1950	Kingoonya, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1950	Minnipa, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1950	Carandotta Station, AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1950	Coondambo, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1950	Penong, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1950	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1950	Cleve, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1950	Darke Peak, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1950	Kondoolka, AU	all-time rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1950	Ceduna (Koonibba Reserve), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1950	Mount Eba, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1950	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1950	Anthony Lagoon, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	42 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 545 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	377
25 to 50	31
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1