Weather Records on 13 December 1990

649 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1990. Highest significance: Karlsruhe, DE.

Key Facts for 13 December 1990

On 13 December 1990, 649 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
328 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 631 daily.
Karlsruhe set a daily record snow depth of 16.0 cm (6.3 in) on 13 December 1990.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

649 stations

649 station records on 13 December 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baixo Cotia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbronn	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Doyle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Modautal-Neunkirchen	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rheinfelden	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Abelardo Luz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Pequena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weiskirchen/Saar	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalumburu Mission	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mullheim	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brombachtal-Kirch-Brombach	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Litang	China	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart/Echterdingen	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wongan Hills Res.Station	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	47.5 C (117.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Xigaze	China	Record low maximum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Schnarrenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eppingen	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deuselbach	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ysleta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vila Prosperidade (Gm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Neudenau	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beer Sheva	Israel	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

649 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 196, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 84.

Records on 13 December 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	196
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	84

Records on 13 December 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 631.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

511 broken records

Margins by which the 511 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1990

Top 20 records on 13 December 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1990	Karlsruhe, DE	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1990	Richland, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1990	Potsdam, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1990	Summit, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1990	Nicosia, CY	daily high min	12.7 C (54.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1990	Basel Binningen, CH	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1990	Baixo Cotia, BR	monthly rain	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1990	Angermunde, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1990	Maua, BR	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1990	Coleman, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1990	Haenertsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1990	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1990	Wandering Comparison, AU	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1990	Heilbronn, DE	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1990	Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1990	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1990	Dullstroom (Sar), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1990	Ness City, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1990	Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen, DE	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1990	Mountainair, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 years	36 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1990. 1990 had 649 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	457
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1