Weather Records on 13 December 1952

431 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1952. Highest significance: Kapuskasing Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 13 December 1952

On 13 December 1952, 431 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 419 daily.
Kapuskasing Cda set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 13 December 1952.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

431 stations

431 station records on 13 December 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Magadi	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kanjirapally	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Xique-Xique (Igatu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	158.0 cm (62.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kasargod	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

431 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 13 December 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 13 December 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 419.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

387 broken records

Margins by which the 387 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1952

Top 20 records on 13 December 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1952	Kapuskasing Cda, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1952	Bindi, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1952	Turuvekere, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1952	Perinthalamanna, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1952	Alert Bay, CA	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1952	Magadi, IN	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1952	Wray, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1952	Arsikere, IN	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1952	Berlin, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1952	Berlin, US	monthly snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1952	Clydebank, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1952	Kanjirapally, IN	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1952	Bethlehem, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1952	Heggaddevankote, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1952	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1952	Chelsea, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1952	Kotagiri, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1952	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1952	Waterville Wwtp, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1952	Enosburg Falls, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1952. 1952 had 431 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	382
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1