Weather Records on 13 December 1932

385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1932. Highest significance: Walnut Grove, US.

Key Facts for 13 December 1932

On 13 December 1932, 385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 256 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 357 daily.
Walnut Grove set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 13 December 1932.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

385 stations

385 station records on 13 December 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambray	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nelyambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

385 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 180, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 66, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 13 December 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	180
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	66
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 13 December 1932 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 13, daily 357.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

317 broken records

Margins by which the 317 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1219.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1932

Top 20 records on 13 December 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1932	Walnut Grove, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1932	Parker, US	all-time snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1932	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1932	Griggsville, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1932	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1932	Yuma Wb City, US	all-time low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1932	Healdsburg, US	all-time low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1932	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	all-time low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1932	Deseret, US	all-time low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1932	Parker, US	all-time low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1932	Storm Lake, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1932	Los Gatos, US	all-time low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1932	Fillmore, US	all-time low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	10 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1932	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1932	Quincy, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1932	Jerome, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1932	Prescott, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1932	Denison, US	daily snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	13 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1932	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily low min	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1932	Sfax El-Maou, TN	monthly high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	11 years	24 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1932. 1932 had 385 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 200	314
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1