Weather Records on 13 December 2018

380 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 2018. Highest significance: Berriwillock, AU.

Key Facts for 13 December 2018

On 13 December 2018, 380 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 373 daily.
Berriwillock set a daily record precipitation of 64.8 mm (2.6 in) on 13 December 2018.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

380 stations

380 station records on 13 December 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berriwillock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Watchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Peechelba East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Carboor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dederang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Culgoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woomelang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Melba (Verbrugghen Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Edi Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Old Bakery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caesars Head	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yellville 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pedlar Dam	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goolma (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milawa Brown Bros	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton (Milverton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pisgah Forest 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Linga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yadkinville 6 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walpeup Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows of Dan 5 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lalbert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Science Garden	Philippines	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reidsville 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lascelles	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St-Girons	France	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosman	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Danville Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

380 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 13 December 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 13 December 2018 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

347 broken records

Margins by which the 347 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 2018

Top 20 records on 13 December 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 2018	Berriwillock, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2018	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2018	Watchem, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2018	Peechelba East, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2018	Ulan Water, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2018	Carboor, AU	daily rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2018	Eldorado, AU	monthly rain	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	124 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2018	Dederang, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2018	Sulak, RU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2018	Davenport Downs Station, AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2018	Nive Downs, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2018	Culgoa, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2018	Woomelang, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2018	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2018	Danbury, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2018	Melba (Verbrugghen Street), AU	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2018	Edi Upper, AU	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2018	Mansfield (Post Office), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2018	Little Rock AP Adams Fld, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2018	Wycheproof (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	126 years	48 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2018. 2018 had 380 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 100	329
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1