Weather Records on 13 December 1959

297 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1959. Highest significance: Sassafras Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 13 December 1959

On 13 December 1959, 297 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 293 daily.
Sassafras Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 13 December 1959.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

297 stations

297 station records on 13 December 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rexton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jarbidge 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oatlands (Bow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	71.0 cm (28.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eicks Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arendtsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Petersham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

297 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 13 December 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 13 December 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 293.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

250 broken records

Margins by which the 250 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 1959

Top 20 records on 13 December 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1959	Sassafras Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1959	Gagetown 2, CA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1959	Ellsworth, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1959	Machias, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1959	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1959	Lake Konomoc, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1959	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1959	Rexton, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1959	Millinocket, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1959	Jarbidge 4 N, US	monthly snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1959	Aspermont, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1959	Wells, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1959	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1959	Pachena Point, CA	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1959	Eastport, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1959	Keene, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1959	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1959	Nanaimo, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1959	Saint John, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1959	Manchester, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	34 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1959. 1959 had 297 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 50	237
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1