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Weather Records on 13 January 1909

8 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1909. Highest significance: Olympia Priest Pt Park, US.

Key Facts for 13 January 1909

  • On 13 January 1909, 8 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 8 daily.
  • Olympia Priest Pt Park set a daily record low minimum temperature of -16.7 C (1.9 F) on 13 January 1909.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

8 stations
Weather records on 13 January 1909 8 station records on 13 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
8 station records on 13 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 13 January 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-16.7 C (1.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
JamestownSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-25.6 C (-14.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-26.7 C (-16.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-25.6 C (-14.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-18.3 C (-0.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-29.4 C (-20.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

8 records
Records on 13 January 1909 by type Records set or tied on 13 January 1909 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 13 January 1909 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 13 January 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 13 January 1909 by timescale Records on 13 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 8. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 8all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 13 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 8.
Records on 13 January 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily8

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 January 1909 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.1. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 1: 01 to 2: 32 to 3: 03 to 4: 14 to 5: 05 to 6: 26 to 7: 17 to 8: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 77 to 8
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 January 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 10
1 to 23
2 to 30
3 to 41
4 to 50
5 to 62
6 to 71
7 to 81

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1909
Top 8 records on 13 January 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 January 1909Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily low min-16.7 C (1.9 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)20 years21 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1909Jamestown, ZAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)27 years17 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1909Port Dover, CAdaily low min-25.6 C (-14.1 F)6.7 C (12.1 F)15 years16 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1909Port Stanley, CAdaily low min-26.7 C (-16.1 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)15 years14 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1909Woodstock, CAdaily low min-25.6 C (-14.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1909Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily low max-18.3 C (-0.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1909Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily low min-29.4 C (-20.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1909Seymour (Mag), ZAdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1909
Records on 01-13 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1909. 1909 had 8 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11799: 21837: 11849: 11851: 11852: 11864: 21867: 11870: 21871: 21873: 21875: 11876: 11877: 11878: 11879: 11880: 21881: 21882: 31884: 11886: 11888: 31890: 51892: 21893: 31894: 11895: 61896: 41897: 21898: 61899: 51900: 11901: 21902: 41903: 41904: 231905: 51906: 91907: 141908: 171909: 81910: 451911: 601912: 1041913: 61914: 581915: 141916: 491917: 391918: 1021919: 231920: 871921: 551922: 1041923: 721924: 681925: 4181926: 621927: 1891928: 6381929: 1161930: 3101931: 1021932: 1,1831933: 1151934: 2321935: 1741936: 2201937: 2841938: 2351939: 3571940: 3241941: 4151942: 3181943: 3771944: 3731945: 5071946: 2121947: 3411948: 5331949: 4201950: 1,1411951: 4001952: 3751953: 6691954: 4271955: 2611956: 4691957: 5521958: 3271959: 3471960: 9681961: 2641962: 7111963: 1,7271964: 9951965: 3201966: 6521967: 4701968: 1,0241969: 6151970: 4681971: 8271972: 1,2211973: 9281974: 7621975: 9161976: 6831977: 8891978: 4871979: 1,8011980: 1,2461981: 1,1681982: 1,3811983: 1,1311984: 6571985: 9231986: 6191987: 1,8511988: 6741989: 7691990: 5171991: 6271992: 8411993: 2,1321994: 1,2641995: 1,7291996: 1,8551997: 2,4351998: 1,0011999: 6792000: 9662001: 6622002: 1,2192003: 5662004: 7692005: 1,8832006: 1,1042007: 2,3702008: 3982009: 8752010: 8002011: 1,3582012: 4332013: 1,6452014: 3702015: 9162016: 4222017: 1,1262018: 9602019: 4792020: 6012021: 6262022: 7522023: 7392024: 1,9862025: 4361794188019011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1909. 1909 had 8 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-13 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17992
18371
18491
18511
18521
18642
18671
18702
18712
18732
18751
18761
18771
18781
18791
18802
18812
18823
18841
18861
18883
18905
18922
18933
18941
18956
18964
18972
18986
18995
19001
19012
19024
19034
190423
19055
19069
190714
190817
19098
191045
191160
1912104
19136
191458
191514
191649
191739
1918102
191923
192087
192155
1922104
192372
192468
1925418
192662
1927189
1928638
1929116
1930310
1931102
19321,183
1933115
1934232
1935174
1936220
1937284
1938235
1939357
1940324
1941415
1942318
1943377
1944373
1945507
1946212
1947341
1948533
1949420
19501,141
1951400
1952375
1953669
1954427
1955261
1956469
1957552
1958327
1959347
1960968
1961264
1962711
19631,727
1964995
1965320
1966652
1967470
19681,024
1969615
1970468
1971827
19721,221
1973928
1974762
1975916
1976683
1977889
1978487
19791,801
19801,246
19811,168
19821,381
19831,131
1984657
1985923
1986619
19871,851
1988674
1989769
1990517
1991627
1992841
19932,132
19941,264
19951,729
19961,855
19972,435
19981,001
1999679
2000966
2001662
20021,219
2003566
2004769
20051,883
20061,104
20072,370
2008398
2009875
2010800
20111,358
2012433
20131,645
2014370
2015916
2016422
20171,126
2018960
2019479
2020601
2021626
2022752
2023739
20241,986
2025436

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).