Weather Records on 13 December 1979

1,072 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1979. Highest significance: Engcobo (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 13 December 1979

On 13 December 1979, 1,072 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
425 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 1,016 daily.
Engcobo (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 110.3 mm (4.3 in) on 13 December 1979.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,072 stations

1,072 station records on 13 December 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brisco	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alouette Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Whidbey Island NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Harbour CS	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Antoine 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bolton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sparkman	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff Grider Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Candido Rodrigues	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cresson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clodine	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kermit	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Piracuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cultus Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,072 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 288, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 546, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 13 December 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	288
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	546
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 13 December 1979 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 52, daily 1,016.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

972 broken records

Margins by which the 972 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1979

Top 20 records on 13 December 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1979	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	82 years	73 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1979	Oxford, GB	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1979	Brisco, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1979	Alouette Lake, CA	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1979	Whidbey Island NAS, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1979	Stave Falls, CA	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1979	Pierce 1 E, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1979	Vancouver Harbour CS, CA	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1979	Paris 3 ESE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1979	Saanichton Cda, CA	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1979	Antoine 1 SW, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1979	Bolton, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1979	Sappho 8 E, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1979	Chilliwack, CA	all-time rain	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1979	Coquitlam Lake, CA	daily rain	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1979	Zametchino, RU	monthly high min	5.1 C (41.2 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1979	Kursk, RU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1979	Venustiano Carranza, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1979	Kon-Kolodez, RU	monthly high min	6.2 C (43.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1979	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	97 years	43 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1979. 1979 had 1,072 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	954
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1