Weather Records on 13 December 1950

290 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1950. Highest significance: Cordillo Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 13 December 1950

On 13 December 1950, 290 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 283 daily.
Cordillo Downs set a daily record precipitation of 50.3 mm (2.0 in) on 13 December 1950.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

290 stations

290 station records on 13 December 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lindsay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kodavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Alford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flora Valley Old	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.5 C (-24.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Nectar Brook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rooiwal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

290 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 13 December 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 13 December 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 283.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

230 broken records

Margins by which the 230 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 1950

Top 20 records on 13 December 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1950	Cordillo Downs, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1950	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1950	Ambasamudram, IN	daily rain	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1950	Nidamangalam, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1950	Mannargudi, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1950	Rosewood, AU	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1950	Mount Lindsay, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1950	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1950	Tanjavur, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1950	Sturt Creek, AU	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1950	Kodavasal, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1950	Tiruvarur, IN	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1950	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1950	Thiruthuraipoond, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1950	Kumily, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1950	Mt Alford, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1950	Muthupet, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1950	Lowestoft, GB	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1950	Kodaikanal, IN	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1950	Flora Valley Old, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	27 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1950. 1950 had 290 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 2026-10-15 (15 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	211
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1