Weather Records on 13 December 2003

1,131 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 2003. Highest significance: Bethany, US.

Key Facts for 13 December 2003

On 13 December 2003, 1,131 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,080 daily.
Bethany set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 13 December 2003.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,131 stations

1,131 station records on 13 December 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Highlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kuantan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	273.6 mm (10.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Freystadt-Oberndorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Great Salt Plains Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Kelverton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moray Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfsburg (Sudwest)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Klazienaveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belvedere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Onaga	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lees Summit Reed Wr	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yackadoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wunstorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stover	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schweinfurt-Gartenstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schoonloo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,131 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 597, Heaviest daily snowfall 153, Deepest snow cover 110.

Records on 13 December 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	597
Heaviest daily snowfall	153
Deepest snow cover	110

Records on 13 December 2003 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 48, daily 1,080.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

960 broken records

Margins by which the 960 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 2003

Top 20 records on 13 December 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 2003	Bethany, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	105 years	75 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2003	Sedgwick, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2003	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	98 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2003	Ellsworth, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2003	Newton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2003	Brocken, DE	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2003	Minneapolis, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2003	Gossweinstein, DE	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2003	Anthony, US	monthly snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2003	Willow Tree (Highlands), AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2003	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2003	Gallatin 1W, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	105 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2003	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2003	Kuantan, MY	daily rain	273.6 mm (10.8 in)	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2003	Mt Hope, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2003	Billings, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2003	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2003	Sedgwick, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2003	Cherokee 4W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2003	Perryton, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	52 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2003. 2003 had 1,131 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 25	761
25 to 50	91
50 to 75	54
75 to 100	25
100 to 125	13
125 to 150	10
150 to 175	4
175 to 200	2