Weather Records on 13 December 1917

144 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1917. Highest significance: Cambooya Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 13 December 1917

On 13 December 1917, 144 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 144 daily.
Cambooya Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 13 December 1917.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

144 stations

144 station records on 13 December 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Derra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goonal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colinroobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Woodlands 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Urawilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Goorianawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bogo Bogolog	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

144 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 105, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 13 December 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 December 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 144.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

136 broken records

Margins by which the 136 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 157.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1917

Top 20 records on 13 December 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1917	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1917	St Helena Island, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1917	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1917	Inglewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1917	Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1917	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1917	Sable Island East End, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1917	Whitehead, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1917	Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1917	Wanaaring Station, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1917	Bomera, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1917	Wiarton, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1917	Pittsworth, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1917	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1917	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1917	Derra, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1917	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1917	Gympie, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1917	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1917	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	26 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1917. 1917 had 144 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 20	107
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1