Weather Records on 14 December 2013

565 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 2013. Highest significance: Mengzi, CN.

Key Facts for 14 December 2013

On 14 December 2013, 565 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 550 daily.
Mengzi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 14 December 2013.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

565 stations

565 station records on 14 December 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mengzi	China	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Baise	China	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bentley	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lingling	China	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Express AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lancang	China	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guilin	China	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ajan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Metro AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canandaigua 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bentley	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guiping	China	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hechi	China	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.9 cm (15.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pandora	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saverton L&D 22	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toulon	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hans Flat Rs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moweaqua 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

565 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 103, Deepest snow cover 91.

Records on 14 December 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	103
Deepest snow cover	91

Records on 14 December 2013 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 550.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

485 broken records

Margins by which the 485 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 2013

Top 20 records on 14 December 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 2013	Mengzi, CN	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	72 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2013	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2013	Turtle Lake, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 December 2013	Canton L&D 20, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2013	Baise, CN	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2013	Sherwood, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2013	Bentley, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2013	Minonk, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2013	Lingling, CN	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2013	Bloomington Wtr Wks, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2013	Mackinaw 3WSW, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2013	Macomb, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2013	Decatur Wtp, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	106 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2013	Beardstown, US	monthly snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2013	Fairbury Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2013	Augusta, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2013	Toledo Express AP, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2013	Poplar Bluff, US	all-time rain	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2013	Lancang, CN	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2013	Guilin, CN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	46 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2013. 2013 had 565 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-14 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1808	4
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	1
1840	2
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1855	3
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1882	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	2
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	11
1900	3
1901	20
1902	10
1903	11
1904	12
1905	2
1906	7
1907	22
1908	10
1909	14
1910	14
1911	13
1912	41
1913	9
1914	85
1915	99
1916	96
1917	55
1918	97
1919	29
1920	67
1921	52
1922	112
1923	255
1924	238
1925	319
1926	206
1927	384
1928	332
1929	410
1930	92
1931	418
1932	260
1933	571
1934	141
1935	158
1936	384
1937	325
1938	81
1939	182
1940	237
1941	433
1942	323
1943	331
1944	243
1945	415
1946	397
1947	490
1948	818
1949	139
1950	305
1951	724
1952	382
1953	370
1954	225
1955	388
1956	443
1957	244
1958	814
1959	294
1960	654
1961	823
1962	886
1963	663
1964	337
1965	610
1966	483
1967	959
1968	337
1969	498
1970	174
1971	864
1972	907
1973	628
1974	328
1975	2,092
1976	445
1977	1,023
1978	389
1979	709
1980	774
1981	1,031
1982	496
1983	1,197
1984	1,862
1985	1,400
1986	397
1987	1,317
1988	674
1989	2,058
1990	629
1991	1,098
1992	1,308
1993	954
1994	558
1995	1,331
1996	832
1997	1,401
1998	1,227
1999	793
2000	1,950
2001	1,391
2002	863
2003	978
2004	738
2005	845
2006	1,445
2007	636
2008	1,319
2009	848
2010	1,891
2011	867
2012	938
2013	565
2014	1,046
2015	2,200
2016	650
2017	563
2018	699
2019	588
2020	551
2021	763
2022	1,028
2023	619
2024	363
2025	1,772

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 14 December 2013
Margin	Records
0 to 50	415
50 to 100	49
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	3