Weather Records on 13 December 1976

411 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1976. Highest significance: Amersfoort (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 13 December 1976

On 13 December 1976, 411 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 395 daily.
Amersfoort (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 85.0 mm (3.3 in) on 13 December 1976.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

411 stations

411 station records on 13 December 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.6 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lourensgeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Agr. College,Bfn.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parysfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulm	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boschkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkoenkrans (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Likatlong	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Balancan de Dominguez (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Parauna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flamengo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Klipspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dannemora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paysandu	Uruguay	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pilger	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

411 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 13 December 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 13 December 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 395.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

337 broken records

Margins by which the 337 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 510.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1976

Top 20 records on 13 December 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1976	Amersfoort (Pol), ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1976	Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen, DE	monthly snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1976	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1976	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	141.6 mm (5.6 in)	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1976	Freiburg, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1976	Rietpoort, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1976	Palmares, BR	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1976	Valentine 10 WSW, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1976	Stephenville A, CA	daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1976	Lourensgeluk, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1976	Hertzogville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1976	Oberstdorf, DE	monthly snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1976	Mazelspoort Dam, ZA	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1976	Setlagodi (Pol), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1976	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1976	Voronez, RU	monthly rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1976	Old Forge, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1976	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily high min	25.1 C (77.2 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1976	Glen Agr. College,Bfn., ZA	all-time rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1976	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	37 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1976. 1976 had 411 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	330
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1