Weather Records on 20 December 2013

584 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 2013. Highest significance: Grantsville 2W, US.

Key Facts for 20 December 2013

On 20 December 2013, 584 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
282 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 573 daily.
Grantsville 2W set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 20 December 2013.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

584 stations

584 station records on 20 December 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grantsville 2W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ishinomaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Harrold 12 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Onahama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kanazawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro Blanco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sendai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Choshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Center	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miyako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Utsunomiya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuastecomatillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Covelo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Cepet	France	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose Valle	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbres de Huicicila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chimoio	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Jack Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tokyo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosamorada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Charles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atoka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirley 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McGrath AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ouyen (Post Office)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ittoqqortoormiit	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jiggs 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

584 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 20 December 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 20 December 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 573.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

473 broken records

Margins by which the 473 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 2013

Top 20 records on 20 December 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 2013	Grantsville 2W, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	84 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2013	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2013	Ishinomaki, JP	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2013	Albany, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2013	Miller, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	111 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2013	Harrold 12 SSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2013	Gustavus, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2013	Milford, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2013	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2013	Richardton Abbey, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2013	Harrison, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2013	Onahama, JP	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2013	Kanazawa, JP	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2013	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2013	Cerro Blanco, MX	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2013	Grassmere, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2013	Sendai, JP	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2013	W Otis, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2013	Rapid City 4NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2013	Dutch Harbor, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	92 years	43 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 584 records.

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

Records on 12-20 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	2
1808	1
1815	1
1828	1
1837	1
1846	1
1855	8
1858	1
1860	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	2
1874	3
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	4
1885	1
1886	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1894	2
1895	8
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	7
1901	8
1902	14
1903	17
1904	9
1905	5
1906	5
1907	11
1908	5
1909	22
1910	17
1911	24
1912	27
1913	7
1914	43
1915	18
1916	45
1917	33
1918	18
1919	25
1920	22
1921	101
1922	88
1923	215
1924	332
1925	96
1926	163
1927	200
1928	93
1929	256
1930	67
1931	536
1932	170
1933	492
1934	265
1935	152
1936	416
1937	181
1938	240
1939	308
1940	965
1941	633
1942	817
1943	193
1944	340
1945	430
1946	327
1947	385
1948	345
1949	1,141
1950	758
1951	926
1952	394
1953	385
1954	416
1955	726
1956	471
1957	1,354
1958	382
1959	142
1960	354
1961	369
1962	475
1963	875
1964	499
1965	353
1966	555
1967	1,370
1968	482
1969	514
1970	518
1971	441
1972	448
1973	1,184
1974	328
1975	610
1976	382
1977	484
1978	910
1979	600
1980	667
1981	1,681
1982	712
1983	2,995
1984	1,411
1985	1,035
1986	321
1987	1,179
1988	760
1989	1,812
1990	1,885
1991	1,172
1992	1,134
1993	1,266
1994	813
1995	1,128
1996	1,448
1997	651
1998	1,110
1999	938
2000	1,150
2001	523
2002	943
2003	1,315
2004	836
2005	515
2006	1,387
2007	986
2008	1,356
2009	1,502
2010	2,055
2011	846
2012	1,131
2013	584
2014	524
2015	1,238
2016	603
2017	688
2018	592
2019	731
2020	554
2021	442
2022	567
2023	1,242
2024	897
2025	1,166

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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	430
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1