Weather Records on 13 December 1926

228 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1926. Highest significance: Port Arthur, CA.

Key Facts for 13 December 1926

On 13 December 1926, 228 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 221 daily.
Port Arthur set a daily record snowfall of 14.0 cm (5.5 in) on 13 December 1926.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

228 stations

228 station records on 13 December 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fortescue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

228 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 47, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 December 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 December 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 221.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

185 broken records

Margins by which the 185 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1926

Top 20 records on 13 December 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1926	Port Arthur, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1926	Loudon 1 E, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1926	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1926	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1926	Canton, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1926	Decatur, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1926	Newport 1 NW, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1926	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1926	Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1926	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1926	Los Lunas, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1926	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1926	Amenia, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1926	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1926	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1926	Moose Factory, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	11 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1926	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1926	Fortescue, AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1926	Port Arthur, CA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	5 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1926	Moose Factory, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	11 years	18 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1926. 1926 had 228 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	173
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1