Weather Records on 13 December 1966

653 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1966. Highest significance: Derrinallum (Craigmore), AU.

Key Facts for 13 December 1966

On 13 December 1966, 653 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 620 daily.
Derrinallum (Craigmore) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 13 December 1966.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

653 stations

653 station records on 13 December 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Derrinallum (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Lismore (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Westmere (Montreux)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Leslie Manor (Boolarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lake Bolac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bakara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Boga (Kunat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Anglesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mincha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Birregurra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eastern View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk Creek North Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tamenlong	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wellpinit	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minyip (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colbinabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown (Ettrick)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington (Ware Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lyrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meilman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halfway	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

653 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 444, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 13 December 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	444
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 13 December 1966 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 27, daily 620.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

569 broken records

Margins by which the 569 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1966

Top 20 records on 13 December 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1966	Derrinallum (Craigmore), AU	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1966	Lismore (Post Office), AU	all-time rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1966	Westmere (Montreux), AU	all-time rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1966	Leslie Manor (Boolarra), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1966	Colac (Shire Office), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1966	Lake Bolac (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1966	Harrington 5 S, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1966	Berrybank, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1966	Johanna Glen, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1966	Winchelsea (Post Office), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1966	Quambatook, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1966	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1966	Cohuna (Goulburn Murray), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1966	Willaura (Main Street), AU	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1966	Bakara, AU	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1966	Nyah West Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1966	Lake Boga (Kunat), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1966	Anglesea, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1966	Tranebjerg, DK	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1966	Deer Park AP, US	all-time rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	52 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1966. 1966 had 653 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 50	551
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1