Weather Records on 13 December 1953

222 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1953. Highest significance: Woodstock, CA.

Key Facts for 13 December 1953

On 13 December 1953, 222 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 219 daily.
Woodstock set a daily record snowfall of 14.7 cm (5.8 in) on 13 December 1953.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

222 stations

222 station records on 13 December 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hobhouse 23	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kapokhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora (Obs)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-25.9 C (-14.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rondawel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matjesvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond-Natal (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eerstegeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Timber Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Turbine	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

222 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 68, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 13 December 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 13 December 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 219.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

177 broken records

Margins by which the 177 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1953

Top 20 records on 13 December 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1953	Woodstock, CA	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	4.5 cm (1.8 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1953	Hobhouse 23, ZA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1953	Britton, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1953	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1953	Weldon, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1953	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1953	Hollister 1 SW, US	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1953	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1953	Kapokhoek, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1953	Albemarle, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1953	Plant City, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	58 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1953	Zamora (Obs), MX	all-time low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	0 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1953	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	58 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1953	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1953	Fernandina Beach, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	58 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1953	Dumont 2 ENE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1953	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1953	Alapaha Exp STN, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	55 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1953	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1953	Ust-Maja, RU	daily high min	-25.9 C (-14.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	51 years	23 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1953. 1953 had 222 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	164
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1