Weather Records on 13 December 1969

545 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1969. Highest significance: Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU.

Key Facts for 13 December 1969

On 13 December 1969, 545 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 514 daily.
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road) set a daily record precipitation of 89.2 mm (3.5 in) on 13 December 1969.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

545 stations

545 station records on 13 December 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Gumri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Amalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Spitak	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Artik	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Orford South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (the Grange)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury (the Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Owk	India	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Wallaroo Stat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Amasia	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vijayawada	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Interlaken	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Black Springs (Swatchfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosny	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulladulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kindred (Invergordon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Risdon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aparan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Crescent (Serat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury (Warringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waddamana Field Study Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rentachintala	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Narsampet	India	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nuzvid	India	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dunalley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shannon Hec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coringa(Corinza)	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

545 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 316, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 13 December 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	316
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 13 December 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

479 broken records

Margins by which the 479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1969

Top 20 records on 13 December 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1969	Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1969	Ellore, IN	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1969	Gumri, AM	monthly rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1969	Tenali, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1969	Machilipatnam, IN	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1969	Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1969	Alamur(Alamar), IN	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1969	Amalapuram, IN	monthly rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1969	Spitak, AM	monthly rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1969	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1969	Atmakur, IN	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1969	Artik, AM	monthly rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1969	Orford South, AU	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1969	Nagaram, IN	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1969	Swansea (the Grange), AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1969	Woodbury (the Braes), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1969	Mummidivaram, IN	monthly rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	3 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1969	Bream Creek (Stroud), AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1969	Owk, IN	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1969	Seneca, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1969. 1969 had 545 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 20	380
20 to 40	57
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	7
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2