Weather Records on 13 December 1936

242 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1936. Highest significance: White Cliffs (Tarella), AU.

Key Facts for 13 December 1936

On 13 December 1936, 242 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 239 daily.
White Cliffs (Tarella) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 13 December 1936.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

242 stations

242 station records on 13 December 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wicannia (the Peak Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carapook (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine (Tulse Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pawtucket	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moutajup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chowilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poolaijelo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundallio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill (Woorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colac Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pieter Meintjies (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Puralka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murgab	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

242 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 December 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 December 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 239.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

218 broken records

Margins by which the 218 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1936

Top 20 records on 13 December 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1936	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1936	Wicannia (the Peak Tank), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1936	Coleraine Hospital, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1936	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1936	Casterton Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1936	Beachport, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1936	Carapook (the Gums), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1936	Mount McIntyre, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1936	Casterton (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1936	Whitehead, CA	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1936	Coleraine (Tulse Hill), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1936	Millicent, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1936	Yatchaw (Amaroo), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1936	Pawtucket, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1936	Merino, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1936	Carabost, AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1936	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1936	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1936	Lake Leake (Kooeeyong), AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1936	Dergholm (Hillgrove), AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1936. 1936 had 242 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 10	178
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1