Weather Records on 13 December 1961

898 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1961. Highest significance: Ter Apel, NL.

Key Facts for 13 December 1961

On 13 December 1961, 898 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 397 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 871 daily.
Ter Apel set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 13 December 1961.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

898 stations

898 station records on 13 December 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chinle	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paraswada	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dhuti	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bangate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Kahana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gunningbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalabity	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mulyungarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brundidge	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chinle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

898 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 263, Heaviest daily rainfall 337, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 13 December 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	263
Heaviest daily rainfall	337
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 13 December 1961 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 871.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

760 broken records

Margins by which the 760 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1961

Top 20 records on 13 December 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1961	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1961	Mundoora, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1961	Chinle, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1961	Peterborough, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1961	Warrnambool Downs, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1961	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1961	Americus, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1961	Yates Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1961	Lightning Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1961	Trangie Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1961	Alapaha Exp STN, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1961	Bellellen, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1961	Lumber City, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1961	Riva, IT	monthly high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1961	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1961	Paraswada, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1961	Fruitland, US	all-time low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1961	Dhuti, IN	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1961	Auburn, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1961	Dublin, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	42 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1961. 1961 had 898 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	721
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1