Weather Records on 13 December 1946

455 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1946. Highest significance: Conrad, US.

Key Facts for 13 December 1946

On 13 December 1946, 455 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
219 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 446 daily.
Conrad set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 13 December 1946.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

455 stations

455 station records on 13 December 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madanapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Market	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Queen Charlotte City	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Industria	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St.Clair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Donkerhoek-Rainhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burren Junction (Hastings Stre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Summerland Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaatdrift (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

455 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 29.

Records on 13 December 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 December 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 446.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

356 broken records

Margins by which the 356 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

13 December 1946

Top 20 records on 13 December 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1946	Conrad, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1946	Madanapalli, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1946	Browning, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1946	Tabulam Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1946	Haliburton A, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1946	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1946	Kohala 179.1, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1946	Westgrove, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1946	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1946	New Market, ZA	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1946	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1946	Atlanta 1 E, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1946	Lowman, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1946	Queen Charlotte City, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1946	Nominingue, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1946	Valier, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1946	Beatrice, CA	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1946	Industria, ZA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1946	Beatrice, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1946	Gravesend Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

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

1796 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1946. 1946 had 455 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-13 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	2
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1839	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	2
1855	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1878	6
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1887	1
1890	1
1891	9
1892	1
1893	4
1894	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	5
1901	4
1902	13
1903	13
1904	8
1905	3
1906	7
1907	11
1908	6
1909	23
1910	45
1911	72
1912	42
1913	23
1914	35
1915	51
1916	207
1917	144
1918	87
1919	52
1920	55
1921	65
1922	84
1923	206
1924	139
1925	160
1926	228
1927	566
1928	227
1929	303
1930	52
1931	525
1932	385
1933	422
1934	186
1935	168
1936	242
1937	375
1938	89
1939	159
1940	426
1941	324
1942	312
1943	244
1944	426
1945	355
1946	455
1947	306
1948	450
1949	321
1950	290
1951	226
1952	431
1953	222
1954	345
1955	479
1956	477
1957	566
1958	855
1959	297
1960	981
1961	898
1962	1,365
1963	442
1964	398
1965	811
1966	653
1967	743
1968	593
1969	545
1970	221
1971	567
1972	991
1973	625
1974	291
1975	1,038
1976	411
1977	685
1978	446
1979	1,072
1980	536
1981	912
1982	740
1983	1,121
1984	1,172
1985	1,642
1986	381
1987	675
1988	906
1989	1,355
1990	649
1991	1,734
1992	1,113
1993	960
1994	1,094
1995	1,634
1996	833
1997	1,126
1998	1,221
1999	964
2000	2,914
2001	1,092
2002	602
2003	1,131
2004	493
2005	589
2006	957
2007	720
2008	1,583
2009	1,016
2010	1,776
2011	833
2012	837
2013	451
2014	1,046
2015	2,363
2016	397
2017	749
2018	380
2019	520
2020	445
2021	420
2022	1,122
2023	485
2024	296
2025	1,344

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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	330
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1