Weather Records on 13 December 1963

442 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1963. Highest significance: Naraingarh, IN.

Key Facts for 13 December 1963

On 13 December 1963, 442 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 426 daily.
Naraingarh set a monthly record daily precipitation of 85.4 mm (3.4 in) on 13 December 1963.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

442 stations

442 station records on 13 December 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Naraingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhurst Est, Umzint	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	143.1 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	196.0 mm (7.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karnes City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boa Vista (Ledo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Graca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cromleigh,Ixopo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rupar	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inchanga (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Behtungra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bironkhol	India	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Silverdales	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chatswood Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
The Grange, Umzimkul	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warm Springs Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Turramurra (Kissing Point Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palmeiro Dos Indios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.8 C (-23.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

442 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 13 December 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 13 December 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 426.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1963

Top 20 records on 13 December 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1963	Naraingarh, IN	monthly rain	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	73 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1963	Sawoti, ZA	monthly rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1963	Umlaas Waterworks, ZA	monthly rain	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1963	Tanhurst Est, Umzint, ZA	monthly rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1963	Sydney Airport AMO, AU	monthly rain	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1963	Springwood Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1963	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1963	Brynawe, Paddock, ZA	daily rain	143.1 mm (5.6 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1963	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1963	Hawker (Holowilena), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1963	Port Shepstone, ZA	all-time rain	196.0 mm (7.7 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1963	Eurongilly (Bundaleer), AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1963	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1963	Temora Ambulance Station, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1963	Karnes City 2N, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1963	Kotarh, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1963	Intake, ZA	monthly rain	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1963	Madison, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1963	Farmington, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1963	Boa Vista (Ledo), BR	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	37 years	35 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1963. 1963 had 442 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	486
2024	296
2025	1,343

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	328
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1