Weather Records on 13 December 2021

420 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 2021. Highest significance: Woodland 1 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 13 December 2021

On 13 December 2021, 420 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 407 daily.
Woodland 1 WNW set a daily record precipitation of 84.6 mm (3.3 in) on 13 December 2021.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

420 stations

420 station records on 13 December 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Modesto AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Piestany	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winters	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salinas AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bacau	Romania	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hilts Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upper San Leandro Filters	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leavitt Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt. Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ebbetts Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey Peninsul AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Oceanside	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fern Ridge-Veneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nelaug	Norway	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mayfield Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eikeland	Norway	Record snow depth	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Risor Brannstasjon	Norway	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Solano	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sibolga/Pinangsori	Indonesia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tete	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Porto	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burbank Valley Pump Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gilmore Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Rose Ski Area	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poison Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City Cross	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minya	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leavitt Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spratt Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

420 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 13 December 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 13 December 2021 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 407.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

332 broken records

Margins by which the 332 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 2021

Top 20 records on 13 December 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 2021	Woodland 1 WNW, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	106 years	78 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2021	Big Sur STN, US	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2021	Koloa Mauka 994, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2021	Modesto AP, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	106 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2021	Half Moon Bay, US	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2021	Piestany, SK	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2021	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	106 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2021	Winters, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2021	Salinas AP, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2021	Turlock #2, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2021	Monterey, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	106 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2021	Sacramento AP ASOS, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2021	Bacau, RO	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2021	Colfax, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2021	Graton, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2021	Hilts Creek, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2021	Fairfield, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2021	Upper San Leandro Filters, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2021	Leavitt Lake, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2021	Lowell, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	110 years	42 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2021. 2021 had 420 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	485
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 2026-10-17 (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	313
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2