Weather Records on 13 December 1956

477 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1956. Highest significance: Diamantina Lakes, AU.

Key Facts for 13 December 1956

On 13 December 1956, 477 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 453 daily.
Diamantina Lakes set a daily record precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 13 December 1956.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

477 stations

477 station records on 13 December 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	63 of 100 (Major)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Florence at Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dunlap	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mayneside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

477 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 13 December 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 13 December 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 453.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

366 broken records

Margins by which the 366 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1956

Top 20 records on 13 December 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1956	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1956	Virden, CA	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	21.1 C (38.0 F)	65 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1956	Waynesboro, US	monthly rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	13 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1956	Fayette, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1956	Loretto, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1956	Decatur, US	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1956	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	monthly rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1956	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1956	Loudon 1 E, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1956	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1956	Corinth 5 WSW, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1956	Palmetto, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1956	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1956	Florence at Lock, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1956	Pontotoc, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1956	Carthage, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1956	De Ridder, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1956	Okolona, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1956	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1956	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	monthly rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	41 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1956. 1956 had 477 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	302
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1