Weather Records on 13 December 2020

445 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 2020. Highest significance: Cook, AU.

Key Facts for 13 December 2020

On 13 December 2020, 445 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 431 daily.
Cook set a daily record precipitation of 40.8 mm (1.6 in) on 13 December 2020.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

445 stations

445 station records on 13 December 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
New Italy (Vineyard Haven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	456.0 mm (18.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bouake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woolners Arm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	251.6 mm (9.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	318.0 mm (12.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
The Channon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Green Pigeon (Morning View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.8 mm (6.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canakkale	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.5 mm (7.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscliff (Marine Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.4 mm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Drake Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mugla	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ransom 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah (Taleswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	273.0 mm (10.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Northdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhart FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lingle 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charmany Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Oceanside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meade	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Painter 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palen Creek Correctional	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nana Glen (Cowling Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bilma	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Old Bonalbo (Alcheringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kunming	China	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mudgeeraba Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

445 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 13 December 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 13 December 2020 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 431.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

369 broken records

Margins by which the 369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 2020

Top 20 records on 13 December 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 2020	Cook, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 December 2020	Meade, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	118 years	77 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2020	New Italy (Vineyard Haven), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	107 years	76 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2020	Numinbah, AU	monthly rain	456.0 mm (18.0 in)	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	21 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2020	Bouake, CI	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2020	Woolners Arm, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2020	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	251.6 mm (9.9 in)	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2020	Springbrook Road, AU	monthly rain	318.0 mm (12.5 in)	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2020	The Channon, AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2020	Green Pigeon (Morning View), AU	monthly rain	173.8 mm (6.8 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2020	Richfield 10 WSW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2020	Como, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2020	Canakkale, TR	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2020	Robinson, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	113 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2020	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU	daily rain	194.5 mm (7.7 in)	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2020	Warmun, AU	all-time high min	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2020	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	monthly rain	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2020	Kingscliff (Marine Parade), AU	daily rain	203.4 mm (8.0 in)	156.8 mm (6.2 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2020	Omaha, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2020	Elkhart, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	118 years	44 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

1796 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2020. 2020 had 445 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	339
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1