Weather Records on 13 December 2005

589 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 2005. Highest significance: Hobson, US.

Key Facts for 13 December 2005

On 13 December 2005, 589 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
301 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 559 daily.
Hobson set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 13 December 2005.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

589 stations

589 station records on 13 December 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hobson	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sola	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
The Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colonia Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nezperce	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grover Hill	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell Island AWS	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Venado	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mullewa	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huesca	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro Piedra Gorda -Ciuda	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bogorodskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.9 C (-14.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olenek	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Malpais	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hokitika Aerodrome	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnjaja Gutara	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caon Fernandez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arnold	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eaton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beltzville Dam	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Claussville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laurelton Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

589 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 178, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 68, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 71.

Records on 13 December 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	178
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	71

Records on 13 December 2005 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 559.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

411 broken records

Margins by which the 411 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 2005

Top 20 records on 13 December 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 2005	Hobson, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2005	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2005	Tenango, MX	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2005	Sola, NO	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2005	Balfour, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2005	Cimarron, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2005	Lindsay, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2005	Paulding, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2005	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2005	Delphi 2 N, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2005	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2005	Hamburg, US	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2005	Boulia Airport, AU	daily high min	29.9 C (85.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2005	Thermopolis, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2005	The Pines, AU	daily rain	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2005	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily high max	35.7 C (96.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2005	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2005	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily low max	9.5 C (49.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2005	Ashland #2, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2005	Streator 2SE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	35 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2005. 2005 had 589 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	374
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1