Weather Records on 13 December 1929

303 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1929. Highest significance: Bandon 2 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 13 December 1929

On 13 December 1929, 303 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 254 daily.
Bandon 2 NNE set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 13 December 1929.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

303 stations

303 station records on 13 December 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tullinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

303 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 41, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 December 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	41
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 December 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 49, daily 254.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

229 broken records

Margins by which the 229 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1929

Top 20 records on 13 December 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1929	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1929	Ladner, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1929	Beaver Lake, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1929	Berkeley, US	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1929	Ukiah, US	monthly high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1929	Napa State Hospital, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1929	Richmond Wtr Wks, US	monthly high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1929	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	45 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1929	Farmland 5 NNW, US	monthly high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1929	Biskra, DZ	monthly high max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	18 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1929	Kazan, RU	daily low max	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1929	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1929	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1929	Kenton, US	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1929	Bellefontaine, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1929	Meeker 5 W, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1929	Jacksonville, US	monthly high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1929	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1929	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1929	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	20 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1929. 1929 had 303 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	219
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3