Weather Records on 13 December 1983

1,121 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1983. Highest significance: Hamburg, US.

Key Facts for 13 December 1983

On 13 December 1983, 1,121 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 70 monthly and 1,051 daily.
Hamburg set a daily record precipitation of 79.8 mm (3.1 in) on 13 December 1983.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,121 stations

1,121 station records on 13 December 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Myerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kresgeville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua 4 N Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elbow Lake 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Firth	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sorel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Split Rock Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Strausstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodcliff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chemung	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schenectady	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,121 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 480, Heaviest daily snowfall 116, Deepest snow cover 190.

Records on 13 December 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	480
Heaviest daily snowfall	116
Deepest snow cover	190

Records on 13 December 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 70, daily 1,051.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

977 broken records

Margins by which the 977 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1983

Top 20 records on 13 December 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1983	Hamburg, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1983	W Pt, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1983	Myerstown, US	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1983	Hanover, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1983	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1983	Chambersburg 1 ESE, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1983	Lennoxville, CA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1983	Moncton, CA	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1983	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1983	Grafton, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1983	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1983	Freeland, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1983	Rutland, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1983	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1983	Greene, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1983	Gouldsboro, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1983	Binghamton, US	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1983	Plattsburgh AFB, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1983	E Stroudsburg, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1983	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	54 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1983. 1983 had 1,121 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	828
50 to 100	77
100 to 150	45
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	6
300 to 350	2