Weather Records on 13 December 1971

567 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1971. Highest significance: Many Peaks Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 13 December 1971

On 13 December 1971, 567 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 545 daily.
Many Peaks Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 113.0 mm (4.4 in) on 13 December 1971.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

567 stations

567 station records on 13 December 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Many Peaks Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Majkop	Russia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	39.9 cm (15.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waneta	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alouette Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
South Slocan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver City Hall	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McCulloch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McCulloch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kahlotus 5 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malakwa Eagle R Hatchery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orofino	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malakwa Eagle R Hatchery	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Okanagan Centre	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ricardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hope A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
South Slocan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

567 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 149, Deepest snow cover 62.

Records on 13 December 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	149
Deepest snow cover	62

Records on 13 December 1971 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 545.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records

Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1971

Top 20 records on 13 December 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1971	Many Peaks Post Office, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1971	Majkop, RU	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1971	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1971	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1971	Bull Harbour, CA	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1971	Wrangell AP, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1971	Bella Coola, CA	daily snowfall	39.9 cm (15.7 in)	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1971	Iliamna AP, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1971	Payson Rs, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1971	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1971	Ioco Refinery, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1971	Greenwood, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1971	Waneta, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1971	Alert Bay, CA	daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1971	Alouette Lake, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	18.6 cm (7.3 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1971	Dulce, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1971	Pineview Dam, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1971	South Slocan, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21.4 cm (8.4 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1971	Vancouver City Hall, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1971	Payson Rs, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1971. 1971 had 567 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 December 1971
Margin	Records
0 to 100	432
100 to 200	34
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1