Weather Records on 15 December 2013

701 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 2013. Highest significance: Dongfang, CN.

Key Facts for 15 December 2013

On 15 December 2013, 701 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 690 daily.
Dongfang set a monthly record daily precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 15 December 2013.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

701 stations

701 station records on 15 December 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dongfang	China	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mengzi	China	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Simao	China	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Longzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Terpenij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morenci	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chiang Rai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waimea 947	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Harbor Ft Wilkins	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grosse Pointe Farms	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.7 C (112.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guiping	China	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ittoqqortoormiit	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dearborn	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart River Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 8 S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lapeer Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Korkodon	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bluffton 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

701 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 142, Deepest snow cover 120.

Records on 15 December 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	142
Deepest snow cover	120

Records on 15 December 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 690.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

559 broken records

Margins by which the 559 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

15 December 2013

Top 20 records on 15 December 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 2013	Dongfang, CN	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2013	Batavia, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2013	Mengzi, CN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2013	Gull Lake Biological STN, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2013	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	113 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2013	Simao, CN	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2013	Longzhou, CN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2013	W Otis, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2013	Addison, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	112 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2013	Newark, US	daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2013	Ocala, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2013	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2013	Sanford 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2013	Newark, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2013	Mys Terpenij, RU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2013	Heyuan, CN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2013	Champaign 3S, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	99 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2013	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2013	Shaoguan, CN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2013	Wuzhou, CN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	3 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

1793 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2013. 2013 had 701 records.

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

Records on 12-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1810	1
1814	3
1815	1
1825	1
1831	1
1840	2
1844	2
1846	3
1847	1
1854	3
1859	2
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	2
1899	12
1900	5
1901	21
1902	3
1903	7
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	5
1909	5
1910	4
1911	23
1912	42
1913	13
1914	239
1915	180
1916	40
1917	40
1918	54
1919	28
1920	35
1921	26
1922	65
1923	132
1924	358
1925	187
1926	226
1927	235
1928	388
1929	500
1930	160
1931	284
1932	385
1933	796
1934	199
1935	140
1936	286
1937	310
1938	100
1939	637
1940	464
1941	373
1942	385
1943	486
1944	281
1945	420
1946	521
1947	634
1948	1,239
1949	135
1950	292
1951	962
1952	367
1953	270
1954	413
1955	371
1956	531
1957	304
1958	531
1959	560
1960	313
1961	883
1962	979
1963	670
1964	371
1965	759
1966	275
1967	948
1968	510
1969	352
1970	215
1971	1,739
1972	1,159
1973	615
1974	511
1975	1,230
1976	349
1977	963
1978	499
1979	560
1980	1,085
1981	1,243
1982	831
1983	1,229
1984	1,397
1985	1,077
1986	502
1987	1,740
1988	519
1989	2,753
1990	846
1991	636
1992	1,263
1993	734
1994	676
1995	848
1996	727
1997	1,521
1998	1,216
1999	621
2000	1,154
2001	1,026
2002	831
2003	846
2004	795
2005	953
2006	1,491
2007	973
2008	1,789
2009	930
2010	1,705
2011	780
2012	1,058
2013	701
2014	1,045
2015	1,398
2016	1,024
2017	332
2018	539
2019	547
2020	400
2021	1,182
2022	1,057
2023	794
2024	369
2025	2,115

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	465
50 to 100	62
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	4