Weather Records on 13 January 1911

60 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1911. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 13 January 1911

On 13 January 1911, 60 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
0 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 50 daily.
Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 179.8 mm (7.1 in) on 13 January 1911.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

60 stations

60 station records on 13 January 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Puckawidgee Back	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eremeran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Youngara 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Warwillah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

60 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1911 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 56.

Records on 13 January 1911 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	56
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 January 1911 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 50.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

59 broken records

Margins by which the 59 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1911

Top 20 records on 13 January 1911 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1911	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	monthly rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1911	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	monthly rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1911	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1911	Picton Council Depot, AU	all-time rain	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1911	Wollongong Post Office, AU	monthly rain	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1911	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	monthly rain	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1911	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1911	Groongal (Groongal Station), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1911	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	monthly rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1911	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1911	Puckawidgee Back, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1911	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1911	Urana (Butherwah), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1911	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1911	Burrabogie, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1911	Eremeran, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1911	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1911	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	monthly rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1911	Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU	monthly rain	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1911	Roto (Coombie), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	24 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 1911

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1911. 1911 had 60 records.

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

Records on 01-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1799	2
1837	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1864	2
1867	1
1870	2
1871	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	3
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	5
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	6
1896	4
1897	2
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	4
1904	23
1905	5
1906	9
1907	14
1908	17
1909	8
1910	45
1911	60
1912	104
1913	6
1914	58
1915	14
1916	49
1917	39
1918	102
1919	23
1920	87
1921	55
1922	104
1923	72
1924	68
1925	418
1926	62
1927	189
1928	638
1929	116
1930	310
1931	102
1932	1,183
1933	115
1934	232
1935	174
1936	220
1937	284
1938	235
1939	357
1940	324
1941	415
1942	318
1943	377
1944	373
1945	507
1946	212
1947	341
1948	533
1949	420
1950	1,141
1951	400
1952	375
1953	669
1954	427
1955	261
1956	469
1957	552
1958	327
1959	347
1960	968
1961	264
1962	711
1963	1,727
1964	995
1965	320
1966	652
1967	470
1968	1,024
1969	615
1970	468
1971	827
1972	1,221
1973	928
1974	762
1975	916
1976	683
1977	889
1978	487
1979	1,801
1980	1,246
1981	1,168
1982	1,381
1983	1,131
1984	657
1985	923
1986	619
1987	1,851
1988	674
1989	769
1990	517
1991	627
1992	841
1993	2,132
1994	1,264
1995	1,729
1996	1,855
1997	2,435
1998	1,001
1999	679
2000	966
2001	662
2002	1,219
2003	566
2004	769
2005	1,883
2006	1,104
2007	2,370
2008	398
2009	875
2010	800
2011	1,358
2012	433
2013	1,645
2014	370
2015	916
2016	422
2017	1,126
2018	961
2019	479
2020	611
2021	631
2022	753
2023	740
2024	1,987
2025	436
2026	1,151

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Data for records on 1911-01-13: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	38
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1