Weather Records on 13 December 1997

1,126 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1997. Highest significance: Ilfracombe Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 13 December 1997

On 13 December 1997, 1,126 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 721 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 81 were all-time records, 139 monthly and 906 daily.
Ilfracombe Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 84.5 mm (3.3 in) on 13 December 1997.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,126 stations

1,126 station records on 13 December 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Durham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Nowranie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kamilaroi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bradenton 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cedral	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trancoso	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pedras Altas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Pueblito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Juan Aldama	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calderones	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trancoso	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosario	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sain Alto	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro Piedra Gorda -Ciuda	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lands End Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bygana Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rancho Viejo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Pino	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Guadalupe	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Escobedo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mixquiahuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Badiraguato (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jose Cardel	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Rusio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Sauz	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Chayabe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pea del Aguila	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durango (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose Iturbide (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colotlipa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan Carlos Martinez de Pi	Peru	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sorocaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Las Alazanas (Dge	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pea del Aguila	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charcas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Loma Alta (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,126 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 354, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 367, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 13 December 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	354
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	367
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 13 December 1997 by timescale: all-time 81, monthly 139, daily 906.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

894 broken records

Margins by which the 894 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1997

Top 20 records on 13 December 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1997	Ilfracombe Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1997	Melbourne WFO, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1997	Durham Downs, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1997	Urana (Nowranie), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1997	Kamilaroi Station, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1997	Bradenton 5 ESE, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1997	Vero Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1997	Arcadia, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1997	Cedral, MX	all-time low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1997	Avon Park 2 W, US	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1997	Myakka Rvr Sp, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1997	Trancoso, MX	all-time low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1997	Pedras Altas, BR	monthly rain	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1997	El Pueblito, MX	all-time low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1997	Juan Aldama, MX	all-time low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1997	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1997	Orlando Intl AP, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1997	Calderones, MX	all-time low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1997	Trancoso, MX	all-time low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1997	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	44 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1997. 1997 had 1,126 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	486
2024	296
2025	1,343

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	879
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1