Weather Records on 13 December 2017

749 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 2017. Highest significance: Cattaraugus, US.

Key Facts for 13 December 2017

On 13 December 2017, 749 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
445 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 735 daily.
Cattaraugus set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 13 December 2017.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

749 stations

749 station records on 13 December 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cattaraugus	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hellendoorn	Netherlands	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elspeet	Netherlands	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lisse	Netherlands	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kootwijk	Netherlands	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Surry Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Purmerend	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Voorthuizen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flint Fcwos	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Almen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putneyville 2 SE Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
M'Puoya	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Almen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Apeldoorn	Netherlands	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nye #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
S Lincoln	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lijnden (Nh)	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
N Conway	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehall	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

749 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 285, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 75.

Records on 13 December 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	285
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	75

Records on 13 December 2017 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 735.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

632 broken records

Margins by which the 632 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 256.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 2017

Top 20 records on 13 December 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 2017	Cattaraugus, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2017	Northfield, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2017	Peru, US	daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2017	Milesovka, CZ	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2017	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2017	Hellendoorn, NL	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2017	Pinkham Notch, US	daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2017	Elspeet, NL	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2017	Cornwall, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	115 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2017	Lisse, NL	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2017	Keene, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	115 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2017	Bayard, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	5.5 cm (2.2 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2017	Warren, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2017	Kootwijk, NL	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2017	Jefferson, US	daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	25.6 cm (10.1 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2017	Surry Mtn Lake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2017	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	116 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2017	Purmerend, NL	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2017	Voorthuizen, NL	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2017	Presque Isle, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	100 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

1796 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2017. 2017 had 749 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	1,344

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	586
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1