Weather Records on 13 December 1996

833 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1996. Highest significance: Perillup, AU.

Key Facts for 13 December 1996

On 13 December 1996, 833 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
384 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 805 daily.
Perillup set a daily record precipitation of 28.6 mm (1.1 in) on 13 December 1996.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

833 stations

833 station records on 13 December 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Voznesensk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rota NAS	Spain	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wereroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Massena Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bangassou	Central African Republic	Record low maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley 3 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shadwell Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coyame (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	230.1 mm (9.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sarapui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Cuiete-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record low minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hovd	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jambin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quinter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuan Creek Forest STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Klippen	Sweden	Record snow depth	114.0 cm (44.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

833 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 278, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 70.

Records on 13 December 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	70

Records on 13 December 1996 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 805.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

631 broken records

Margins by which the 631 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1996

Top 20 records on 13 December 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1996	Perillup, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1996	Iowa Hill, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	99 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1996	Eagle Butte, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1996	Nellore, IN	daily rain	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1996	Voznesensk, UA	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1996	Chapman Hill, AU	monthly rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1996	Rota NAS, ES	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1996	Church Buttes Gas Plt, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1996	Baltimore-Washington Intl AP, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1996	Mc Laughlin 2SW, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1996	Wereroa, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1996	Glad Valley 2 W, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1996	Bom Jardim, BR	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1996	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1996	Cuddalore, IN	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1996	Wilmington Porter Rsch, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1996	Stevensville, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1996	Anderson, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1996	Massena Intl AP, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1996	Bangassou, CF	daily low max	23.7 C (74.7 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	44 years	40 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1996. 1996 had 833 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 100	609
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1