Weather Records on 13 December 2006

957 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 2006. Highest significance: Paisley, GB.

Key Facts for 13 December 2006

On 13 December 2006, 957 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
717 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 929 daily.
Paisley set a daily record precipitation of 62.7 mm (2.5 in) on 13 December 2006.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

957 stations

957 station records on 13 December 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Misurata	Libya	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Trident	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Penicuik	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tequesquitengo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bamaga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes (Lyndale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narjan Mar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 61 Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murralah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baramossa	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Navilloween	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Copala	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wakkanai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

957 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 238, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 479, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 13 December 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	238
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	479
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 13 December 2006 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 929.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

763 broken records

Margins by which the 763 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 2006

Top 20 records on 13 December 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 2006	Paisley, GB	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2006	Misurata, LY	monthly rain	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2006	Trident, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2006	Detour Village, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	104 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2006	Victoria Hill, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2006	Eskdalemuir, GB	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2006	Pittsworth, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2006	Darwin Rch, US	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2006	Palgrove, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2006	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2006	Ust Tzilma, RU	monthly high min	1.6 C (34.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2006	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2006	Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2006	Salekhard, RU	monthly high max	4.1 C (39.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2006	Pascagoula 3 NE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2006	Franklinville, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2006	Hayward Rs, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2006	Petoskey, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2006	Vestervig, DK	daily high max	10.7 C (51.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2006	Atlatlahuacan, MX	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	39 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2006. 2006 had 957 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	485
2024	296
2025	1,344

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).