Weather Records on 13 December 1924

139 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1924. Highest significance: Barkerville, CA.

Key Facts for 13 December 1924

On 13 December 1924, 139 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 130 daily.
Barkerville set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 13 December 1924.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

139 stations

139 station records on 13 December 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Thackaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

139 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 38, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 December 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	38
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 December 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 130.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

118 broken records

Margins by which the 118 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1924

Top 20 records on 13 December 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1924	Barkerville, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1924	Barkerville, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1924	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1924	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1924	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1924	Herbert Vale, AU	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1924	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1924	Cambridge Downs Station, AU	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1924	Ayrshire Downs, AU	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1924	Carabost, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1924	Lakeside, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1924	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1924	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily low max	24.6 C (76.3 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	3 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1924	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	39.5 C (103.1 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	45 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1924	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1924	Columbia Falls 5 SW, US	monthly high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1924	Belton (Shadow Vale), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1924	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1924	New Westminster, CA	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1924	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	21 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1924. 1924 had 139 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 50	115
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1