Weather Records on 13 December 1944

426 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1944. Highest significance: Cape Norman, CA.

Key Facts for 13 December 1944

On 13 December 1944, 426 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 416 daily.
Cape Norman set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 13 December 1944.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

426 stations

426 station records on 13 December 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ubajara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record snow depth	279.4 cm (110.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wunnamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Maior	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppuvanam	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

426 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 13 December 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 13 December 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 416.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

349 broken records

Margins by which the 349 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1524.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1944

Top 20 records on 13 December 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1944	Cape Norman, CA	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1944	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1944	Claysville 3 W, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1944	Roper River Police, AU	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1944	Cape Norman, CA	all-time snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1944	Point Escuminac, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1944	Ubajara, BR	daily rain	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1944	Dindigul, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1944	Brejo Santo, BR	daily rain	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1944	Washington, US	daily snow depth	279.4 cm (110.0 in)	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1944	Vedaranayam, IN	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1944	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1944	Morrisonville 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1944	Wunnamurra, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1944	Melur, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1944	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	9.8 C (17.6 F)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1944	Hillsboro, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1944	Morrison, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1944	Walnut, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1944	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1944. 1944 had 426 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 200	344
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1