Weather Records on 13 December 1977

685 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1977. Highest significance: Paratinga, BR.

Key Facts for 13 December 1977

On 13 December 1977, 685 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 669 daily.
Paratinga set an all-time record daily precipitation of 241.0 mm (9.5 in) on 13 December 1977.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

685 stations

685 station records on 13 December 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paratinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Simplicio Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dufur	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moxee City 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Piranhas (Marechal Floriano)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gould	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
S.Joao Do Piaui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Niagara Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walla Walla WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vrede-Mun	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uzgen	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Kent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Kent	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uaua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco de Los Romo (Sm	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgeboom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

685 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 249, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 13 December 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	249
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 13 December 1977 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 669.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

559 broken records

Margins by which the 559 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1977

Top 20 records on 13 December 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1977	Paratinga, BR	all-time rain	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	18 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1977	Simplicio Mendes, BR	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1977	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1977	Arlington, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1977	Dufur, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1977	Wasco, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1977	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1977	Izana, ES	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1977	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1977	Fossil, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1977	The Dalles, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1977	Moxee City 10 E, US	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1977	Piranhas (Marechal Floriano), BR	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1977	Hatton 9 SE, US	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1977	Cambridge, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1977	Mt Adams Rs, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1977	Nossa Senhora Das Dores, BR	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1977	Council, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1977	Versailles, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1977	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	48 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1977. 1977 had 685 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	543
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1