Weather Records on 13 December 1939

159 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1939. Highest significance: Kharsawan, IN.

Key Facts for 13 December 1939

On 13 December 1939, 159 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 158 daily.
Kharsawan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 13 December 1939.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

159 stations

159 station records on 13 December 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barabazar	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Ringwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wandary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Purulia	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gabriels	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Darbys Falls (Riverslea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Canberra (Duntroon Military Co	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgegong (Kiora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Frogmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Woodlands 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

159 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 13 December 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 13 December 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 158.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

133 broken records

Margins by which the 133 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1939

Top 20 records on 13 December 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1939	Kharsawan, IN	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1939	Collector (Brookdale), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1939	Oranje, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1939	Fort Simpson, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1939	Derby, ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1939	Wellwood, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1939	Bungendore Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1939	Yass (Linton Hostel), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1939	Boorowa Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1939	Murringo Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1939	Cavan, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1939	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily high max	35.1 C (95.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1939	Taung, ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1939	Alkmaar, ZA	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1939	Rockley Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1939	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	10 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1939	Manfred, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1939	Fort Simpson, CA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1939	Gumla, IN	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1939	Coonamble (Pier Pier), AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	52 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1939. 1939 had 159 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	107
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1