Built 2026-10-18 (18 October 2026)

Weather Records on 13 December 1909

23 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1909. Highest significance: Vineland, US.

Key Facts for 13 December 1909

  • On 13 December 1909, 23 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 18 daily.
  • Vineland set a daily record precipitation of 61.2 mm (2.4 in) on 13 December 1909.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

23 stations
Weather records on 13 December 1909 23 station records on 13 December 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
23 station records on 13 December 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 13 December 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation61.2 mm (2.4 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation61.7 mm (2.4 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation68.1 mm (2.7 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation40.1 mm (1.6 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation56.4 mm (2.2 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation71.4 mm (2.8 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord daily precipitation58.4 mm (2.3 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation56.1 mm (2.2 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation77.0 mm (3.0 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
AthensUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation72.4 mm (2.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall3.0 cm (1.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation78.2 mm (3.1 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature32.9 C (91.2 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record low minimum temperature-29.1 C (-20.4 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

23 records
Records on 13 December 1909 by type Records set or tied on 13 December 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 18Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 13 December 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 13 December 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall18
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 13 December 1909 by timescale Records on 13 December 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 18. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 5daily: 18all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 13 December 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 18.
Records on 13 December 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly5
daily18

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 December 1909 Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.8. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 5: 35 to 10: 410 to 15: 315 to 20: 120 to 25: 325 to 30: 130 to 35: 435 to 40: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 December 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 53
5 to 104
10 to 153
15 to 201
20 to 253
25 to 301
30 to 354
35 to 402

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1909
Top 20 records on 13 December 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 December 1909Vineland, USdaily rain61.2 mm (2.4 in)36.8 mm (1.4 in)41 years45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1909Escanaba, USdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)22.3 mm (0.9 in)8 years45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1909Washington, USdaily rain61.7 mm (2.4 in)34.5 mm (1.4 in)23 years44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1909Port Dover, CAmonthly rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)17.3 mm (0.7 in)3 years43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1909Moorestown 4 E, USdaily rain68.1 mm (2.7 in)36.3 mm (1.4 in)23 years43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1909Wilmington Wb City, USdaily rain40.1 mm (1.6 in)34.3 mm (1.4 in)23 years42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1909Philadelphia City, USdaily rain56.4 mm (2.2 in)29.0 mm (1.1 in)23 years40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1909Reading Wb City, USmonthly rain71.4 mm (2.8 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)31 years35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1909Trenton 2, USdaily rain58.4 mm (2.3 in)23.9 mm (0.9 in)43 years34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1909Atlantic City Marina, USdaily rain56.1 mm (2.2 in)33.2 mm (1.3 in)7 years33 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1909Port Stanley, CAdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)27 years31 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1909Toronto, CAdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)27 years28 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1909Ny City Cntrl Park, USmonthly rain77.0 mm (3.0 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)7 years27 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1909Athens, USdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)21.4 mm (0.8 in)6 years21 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1909Peterborough, CAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1909World Trade Ctr, USmonthly rain72.4 mm (2.9 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1909Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily snowfall3.0 cm (1.2 in)3.0 cm (1.2 in)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1909Baltimore Customs House, USmonthly rain78.2 mm (3.1 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)7 years19 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1909Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max32.9 C (91.2 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)45 years18 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1909Southampton, CAdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)8 years15 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 1909
Records on 12-13 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1909. 1909 had 23 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 11802: 11808: 21814: 21825: 21831: 11835: 21839: 11846: 21849: 11852: 21855: 21862: 11863: 11864: 11867: 21870: 21871: 11873: 11878: 61879: 11880: 11881: 31882: 21885: 11887: 11890: 11891: 91892: 11893: 41894: 31896: 11897: 21898: 51899: 91900: 51901: 41902: 131903: 131904: 81905: 31906: 71907: 111908: 61909: 231910: 451911: 721912: 421913: 231914: 351915: 511916: 2071917: 1441918: 871919: 521920: 551921: 651922: 841923: 2061924: 1391925: 1601926: 2281927: 5661928: 2271929: 3031930: 521931: 5251932: 3851933: 4221934: 1861935: 1681936: 2421937: 3751938: 891939: 1591940: 4261941: 3241942: 3121943: 2441944: 4261945: 3551946: 4551947: 3061948: 4501949: 3211950: 2901951: 2261952: 4311953: 2221954: 3451955: 4791956: 4771957: 5661958: 8551959: 2971960: 9811961: 8981962: 1,3651963: 4421964: 3981965: 8111966: 6531967: 7431968: 5931969: 5451970: 2211971: 5671972: 9911973: 6251974: 2911975: 1,0381976: 4111977: 6851978: 4461979: 1,0721980: 5361981: 9121982: 7401983: 1,1211984: 1,1721985: 1,6421986: 3811987: 6751988: 9061989: 1,3551990: 6491991: 1,7341992: 1,1131993: 9601994: 1,0941995: 1,6341996: 8331997: 1,1261998: 1,2211999: 9642000: 2,9142001: 1,0922002: 6022003: 1,1312004: 4932005: 5892006: 9572007: 7202008: 1,5832009: 1,0162010: 1,7762011: 8332012: 8372013: 4512014: 1,0462015: 2,3632016: 3972017: 7492018: 3802019: 5202020: 4452021: 4202022: 1,1222023: 4852024: 2962025: 1,3441796187118991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1909. 1909 had 23 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-13 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18021
18082
18142
18252
18311
18352
18391
18462
18491
18522
18552
18621
18631
18641
18672
18702
18711
18731
18786
18791
18801
18813
18822
18851
18871
18901
18919
18921
18934
18943
18961
18972
18985
18999
19005
19014
190213
190313
19048
19053
19067
190711
19086
190923
191045
191172
191242
191323
191435
191551
1916207
1917144
191887
191952
192055
192165
192284
1923206
1924139
1925160
1926228
1927566
1928227
1929303
193052
1931525
1932385
1933422
1934186
1935168
1936242
1937375
193889
1939159
1940426
1941324
1942312
1943244
1944426
1945355
1946455
1947306
1948450
1949321
1950290
1951226
1952431
1953222
1954345
1955479
1956477
1957566
1958855
1959297
1960981
1961898
19621,365
1963442
1964398
1965811
1966653
1967743
1968593
1969545
1970221
1971567
1972991
1973625
1974291
19751,038
1976411
1977685
1978446
19791,072
1980536
1981912
1982740
19831,121
19841,172
19851,642
1986381
1987675
1988906
19891,355
1990649
19911,734
19921,113
1993960
19941,094
19951,634
1996833
19971,126
19981,221
1999964
20002,914
20011,092
2002602
20031,131
2004493
2005589
2006957
2007720
20081,583
20091,016
20101,776
2011833
2012837
2013451
20141,046
20152,363
2016397
2017749
2018380
2019520
2020445
2021420
20221,122
2023485
2024296
20251,344

Download the Data

  • Data for records on 1909-12-13: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).