Weather Records on 13 December 1958

855 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1958. Highest significance: Mt Ida 3 SE, US.

Key Facts for 13 December 1958

On 13 December 1958, 855 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 471 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 830 daily.
Mt Ida 3 SE set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 13 December 1958.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

855 stations

855 station records on 13 December 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Booylgoo Spring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bristow	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls Mill St	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houd Constant	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wynbring Siding (Tar 377 Mile)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gnowangerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

855 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 235, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 236, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 91, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 13 December 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	235
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	236
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	91
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 13 December 1958 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 22, daily 830.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

686 broken records

Margins by which the 686 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 788.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1958

Top 20 records on 13 December 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1958	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1958	Booylgoo Spring, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1958	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1958	Pine Bluff, US	all-time snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1958	Oswego, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	78.8 cm (31.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1958	Loch, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1958	Malvern, US	all-time snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1958	Bristow, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1958	Korumburra, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1958	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1958	Marianna 2 S, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1958	Chandler, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1958	Pratt 3NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1958	Madrid, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1958	Okmulgee Wtr Wks, US	monthly snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1958	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1958	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1958	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	monthly snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1958	Chandler, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1958	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57 years	39 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1958. 1958 had 855 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 100	669
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1