Weather Records on 13 December 1942

312 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1942. Highest significance: Woody Island, AU.

Key Facts for 13 December 1942

On 13 December 1942, 312 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 309 daily.
Woody Island set a daily record precipitation of 124.5 mm (4.9 in) on 13 December 1942.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

312 stations

312 station records on 13 December 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milguy (Myee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dobikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla (Boonal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingburg AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

312 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 13 December 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 13 December 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 309.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

260 broken records

Margins by which the 260 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1942

Top 20 records on 13 December 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1942	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1942	Isis Junction Railway STN, AU	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1942	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1942	Bloomingdale, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1942	Goodwood Rail STN, AU	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1942	Storrs, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1942	New Angledool Telephone Office, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1942	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1942	Howard Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1942	Yengarie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1942	Pialba Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1942	Lucknow, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1942	Kekaha 944, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1942	Buderim Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1942	Holland Wtp, US	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1942	Halaula 1110, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1942	S Haven, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1942	Mt Brisbane, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1942	Salisbury Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1942	Milguy (Myee), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	32 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1942. 1942 had 312 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 50	242
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1