Weather Records on 13 December 1949

321 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1949. Highest significance: Creston, US.

Key Facts for 13 December 1949

On 13 December 1949, 321 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 316 daily.
Creston set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 13 December 1949.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

321 stations

321 station records on 13 December 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Spring 1 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville Dam 2O	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Dam 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Lock Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ebensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling Warwood Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ord River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Summerfield 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saltsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pinedale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Steigen	Norway	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kayford	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

321 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 13 December 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 13 December 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 316.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

257 broken records

Margins by which the 257 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 470.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1949

Top 20 records on 13 December 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1949	Creston, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1949	Mill Bay, CA	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1949	Clear Spring 1 ENE, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1949	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1949	Belleville Dam 2O, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1949	Washington Dam 19, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1949	Greensboro Lock 7, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1949	Ashland, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1949	Montrose, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1949	Ravenswood Lock Park, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1949	Clay, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1949	Boras, SE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1949	Clinton, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1949	Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1949	Ebensburg, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1949	Cave Run Lake, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1949	Vanceburg, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1949	Kingston, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1949	Digby, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1949	Mill Bay, CA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	30 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1949. 1949 had 321 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	254
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1