Weather Records on 13 December 2001

1,092 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 2001. Highest significance: Mansfield 4 NW, US.

Key Facts for 13 December 2001

On 13 December 2001, 1,092 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
473 were record highs and 216 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,065 daily.
Mansfield 4 NW set a daily record precipitation of 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 13 December 2001.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,092 stations

1,092 station records on 13 December 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tuscaloosa AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sterlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sukumo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton Airfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wonganoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Okayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.7 C (-1.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kochi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Challa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ironside 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yazoo City 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kagoshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood Leflore AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka WFO Woodley Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yarlerweelor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acajete	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lorna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meeline Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shimonoseki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,092 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 321, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 335, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 13 December 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	321
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 13 December 2001 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 1,065.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

859 broken records

Margins by which the 859 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 2001

Top 20 records on 13 December 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 2001	Mansfield 4 NW, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	100 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2001	Tuscaloosa AP ASOS, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2001	Saint Bernard, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2001	Bastrop, US	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2001	Sterlington, US	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2001	Sukumo, JP	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2001	Warburton Airfield, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2001	Crossett 2 SSE, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2001	Melrose, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2001	Sumoto, JP	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2001	Eufaula 6 SSW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2001	Chillagoe Atherton Street, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2001	Wonganoo, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2001	Fukuyama, JP	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2001	Alpine, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2001	Collinsville Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2001	Tsuyama, JP	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2001	Okayama, JP	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2001	Valley of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2001	Oxford Downs, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	45 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2001. 2001 had 1,092 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 2026-10-13 (13 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 100	850
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1