Weather Records on 13 December 2022

1,122 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 2022. Highest significance: Kennebec, US.

Key Facts for 13 December 2022

On 13 December 2022, 1,122 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 355 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,085 daily.
Kennebec set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.3 mm (1.3 in) on 13 December 2022.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,122 stations

1,122 station records on 13 December 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cheb	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mildred 7 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ripple Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrulla (Pimbena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Primda	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sitiawan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grizzly	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Summit 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Danglemah (Rutherglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Mills	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elsmere 9 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valladolid	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle 13 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Segovia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,122 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 195, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 160, Heaviest daily rainfall 343, Heaviest daily snowfall 106, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 13 December 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	195
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	160
Heaviest daily rainfall	343
Heaviest daily snowfall	106
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 13 December 2022 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 1,085.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

965 broken records

Margins by which the 965 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 2022

Top 20 records on 13 December 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 2022	Kennebec, US	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 December 2022	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2022	Highmore, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2022	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	100 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2022	Riverton, US	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	87 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2022	Chiricahua Nm, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	112 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2022	Riverton, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	103 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2022	Valentine Miller Fld AP, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2022	Wessington Springs, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	128 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2022	Pavillion, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2022	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2022	Highmore, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2022	Cheb, CZ	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2022	Lawton, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	108 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2022	Cherokee, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2022	Gordon 6N, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2022	Mildred 7 NNW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2022	Wamsutter, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	11 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2022	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	18.7 C (65.7 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2022	Trenton, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	120 years	54 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2022. 2022 had 1,122 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	888
50 to 100	41
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1