Weather Records on 13 December 1937

375 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1937. Highest significance: Algona, US.

Key Facts for 13 December 1937

On 13 December 1937, 375 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 371 daily.
Algona set a daily record snowfall of 24.1 cm (9.5 in) on 13 December 1937.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

375 stations

375 station records on 13 December 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kindred (Invergordon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

375 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 13 December 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 13 December 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 371.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

327 broken records

Margins by which the 327 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1937

Top 20 records on 13 December 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1937	Algona, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1937	Hampton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1937	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1937	West Bend, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1937	Marnitz, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1937	Hedrum, NO	daily snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1937	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1937	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1937	Montrose 1, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1937	Paragonah, US	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1937	Britt 3E, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1937	Pocahontas, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1937	Greifswald, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1937	Soltau, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1937	Alta, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1937	Kimball 2NE, US	monthly snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1937	Simcoe, CA	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1937	Wray, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1937	Kindred (Invergordon), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1937	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	35 years	26 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1937. 1937 had 375 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 100	315
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1