Weather Records on 13 December 1974

291 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1974. Highest significance: Morgan, US.

Key Facts for 13 December 1974

On 13 December 1974, 291 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 289 daily.
Morgan set a daily record snowfall of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 13 December 1974.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

291 stations

291 station records on 13 December 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harper	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabubba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bear River Refuge	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ontario Ksrv	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rabbit Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Summit WSO AP	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Preston Sugar Factory	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malheur Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Echo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Penapolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sodrelia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Riversul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Schlusselfeld (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ica	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Redmond 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Unity	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Melo Peixoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Itapeuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zacatecas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tazovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Latham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rabbit Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garland 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

291 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 13 December 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 13 December 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 289.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

227 broken records

Margins by which the 227 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 580.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1974

Top 20 records on 13 December 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1974	Morgan, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1974	Ogden Pioneer Ph, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1974	Morgan, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1974	Nurnberg, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1974	Harper, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1974	Yarrabubba, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1974	Bear River Refuge, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1974	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1974	Moroni, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1974	Ontario Ksrv, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1974	Corinne, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1974	Hornindal, NO	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	73 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1974	Mtn Dell Dam, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1974	Rabbit Lake, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1974	Wolmada, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1974	Cresco 1 NE, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1974	Cottonwood Weir, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1974	Kemmerer 2N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1974	Monroe, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1974	Long Prairie, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	30 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1974. 1974 had 291 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 100	221
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1