Weather Records on 13 December 2004

493 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 2004. Highest significance: Mio Hydro Plt, US.

Key Facts for 13 December 2004

On 13 December 2004, 493 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
308 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 478 daily.
Mio Hydro Plt set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 13 December 2004.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

493 stations

493 station records on 13 December 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Coimbatore/Peelamed	India	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.7 cm (16.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Erica (Parkers Corner)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Etla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Venado	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Linton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maroona (Hillenvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Kent	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dadswells Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Navarre (Avon No.3)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Erica	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Cuyo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Sweet Wattle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presa El Giron	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wisdom	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Puerta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Huerta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yecora (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kvale	Norway	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aguila	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Little Hartley (Little Hartle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Copala	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

493 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 13 December 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 13 December 2004 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 478.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

369 broken records

Margins by which the 369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 239.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 2004

Top 20 records on 13 December 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 2004	Mio Hydro Plt, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2004	Coimbatore/Peelamed, IN	monthly rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2004	Durdidwarrah, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2004	Erie Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2004	Cleveland, US	daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2004	Ft Grant, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2004	Detour Village, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2004	Whitefish Pt, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2004	Pioche, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	114 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2004	Tombong (Hillcrest), AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2004	Marquette, US	daily snowfall	42.7 cm (16.8 in)	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2004	Tejon Rancho, US	monthly high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2004	Taos, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2004	Erica (Parkers Corner), AU	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2004	Gagnoa, CI	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2004	Mancos 1SW, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2004	Etla, MX	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2004	Venado, MX	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2004	N Fk Rs, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2004	Mellen 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	39 years	38 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2004. 2004 had 493 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	358
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1