Weather Records on 13 December 2012

837 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 2012. Highest significance: Bathurst, AU.

Key Facts for 13 December 2012

On 13 December 2012, 837 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
204 were record highs and 266 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 814 daily.
Bathurst set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.0 mm (3.4 in) on 13 December 2012.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

837 stations

837 station records on 13 December 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bathurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mina	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Marriwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wokalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanup East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ferguson Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Vicente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oltedal	Norway	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wonnaminta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muja Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nossen	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
N Is NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cabo San Lucas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Klotzsche	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zehdenick	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorheim I Ryfylke	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lort River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tribsees	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hechingen	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Judith Gap 13 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anklam	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Narrina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sola	Norway	Record snow depth	39.9 cm (15.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gmo Im.E.K.Fedorova	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hankensbuttel	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-35.5 C (-31.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kupiansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arkona	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ims	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yajlju	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.9 C (-7.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

837 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 145, Heaviest daily rainfall 232, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 111.

Records on 13 December 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	145
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	111

Records on 13 December 2012 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 19, daily 814.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

750 broken records

Margins by which the 750 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 2012

Top 20 records on 13 December 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 2012	Bathurst, AU	monthly rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	98 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2012	Mina, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2012	Marriwood, AU	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2012	Boyanup, AU	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2012	Wokalup, AU	monthly rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2012	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	monthly snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2012	Dardanup East, AU	monthly rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2012	Ferguson Valley, AU	monthly rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2012	Pearce Raaf, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2012	Greifswald, DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2012	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2012	San Vicente, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2012	Oltedal, NO	daily snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2012	San Diego Intl AP, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2012	Roelands, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2012	Wonnaminta, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2012	Muja Power Station, AU	monthly rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2012	Nossen, DE	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2012	N Is NAS, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2012	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	44 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2012. 2012 had 837 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 50	692
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2