Weather Records on 13 December 1964

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1964. Highest significance: San Andres, MX.

Key Facts for 13 December 1964

On 13 December 1964, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
164 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 383 daily.
San Andres set a monthly record daily precipitation of 125.0 mm (4.9 in) on 13 December 1964.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

398 stations

398 station records on 13 December 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Andres	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villahermosa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede (Whitemarsh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	164.5 mm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cegcuana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fielden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Merensky (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rooijantjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manyberries Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Remscheid-Lennep	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Catharinasvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 13 December 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 13 December 1964 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 383.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

331 broken records

Margins by which the 331 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1964

Top 20 records on 13 December 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1964	San Andres, MX	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1964	Mazelspoort Dam, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1964	Ulricehamn, SE	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1964	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1964	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1964	Boetsap (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1964	Rietpan, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1964	Flahult, SE	monthly rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1964	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1964	Willow Creek, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1964	Huntingdon, CA	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1964	Villahermosa (Smn), MX	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1964	Runnymede (Whitemarsh), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1964	Broederstroom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	164.5 mm (6.5 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1964	Peterborough, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1964	Cegcuana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1964	Fielden, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1964	Ft Duchesne, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1964	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1964	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	32 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1964. 1964 had 398 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	303
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1