Weather Records on 13 December 1943

244 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1943. Highest significance: Harkerville (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 13 December 1943

On 13 December 1943, 244 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 239 daily.
Harkerville (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 13 December 1943.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

244 stations

244 station records on 13 December 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Loerie (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mercanam	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vergelegen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

244 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 13 December 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 13 December 1943 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 3, daily 239.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

204 broken records

Margins by which the 204 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1943

Top 20 records on 13 December 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1943	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1943	Uniondale (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1943	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1943	Booby Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1943	Woodview, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1943	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1943	Rooipoort, ZA	all-time rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1943	Roodepoort (Mun), ZA	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1943	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1943	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1943	Coraki Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1943	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1943	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1943	Loerie (Sar), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1943	Ramornie, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1943	Buffelsklip, ZA	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1943	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1943	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1943	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1943	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	28 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1943. 1943 had 244 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 20	169
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1