Weather Records on 13 December 2002

602 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 2002. Highest significance: Willits 1 NE, US.

Key Facts for 13 December 2002

On 13 December 2002, 602 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 588 daily.
Willits 1 NE set a daily record precipitation of 131.3 mm (5.2 in) on 13 December 2002.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

602 stations

602 station records on 13 December 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
San Francisco Oceanside	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Potter Valley Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyford	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winter Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Angwin Pacific Union College	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palatka	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Gregorio 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weeki Wachee	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Canyon Nyack AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Argostoli	Greece	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hayfork 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McDermitt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Javier	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Methow 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tipperary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland Museum	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

602 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 13 December 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 13 December 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 588.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

470 broken records

Margins by which the 470 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 2002

Top 20 records on 13 December 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 2002	Willits 1 NE, US	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	95 years	78 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2002	Upper Lake 2 N, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2002	Healdsburg, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2002	San Francisco Dwtn, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2002	Saint Helena, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2002	San Francisco Oceanside, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2002	San Rafael-Civic Ctr, US	daily rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2002	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2002	San Francisco Intl AP, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2002	Potter Valley Powerhouse, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2002	Redwood City, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2002	Santa Cruz, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2002	Vacaville, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2002	Stonyford, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2002	Winter Haven, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2002	East London, ZA	daily low min	6.6 C (43.9 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2002	Kentfield, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2002	Angwin Pacific Union College, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2002	Little Mtn, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2002	Matagorda #2, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	46 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2002. 2002 had 602 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 20	417
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1