Weather Records on 13 January 1912

104 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1912. Highest significance: Peddie (Mag), ZA.

Key Facts for 13 January 1912

On 13 January 1912, 104 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 96 daily.
Peddie (Mag) set a daily record precipitation of 41.7 mm (1.6 in) on 13 January 1912.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

104 stations

104 station records on 13 January 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

104 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 13 January 1912 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	23
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 January 1912 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 96.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

92 broken records

Margins by which the 92 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1912

Top 20 records on 13 January 1912 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1912	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1912	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1912	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1912	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1912	Atlantic City Marina, US	monthly low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1912	Washington, US	monthly low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1912	Baltimore Customs House, US	monthly low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1912	Southampton, CA	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1912	Stratford, CA	daily low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1912	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	50 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1912	Toronto, CA	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	50 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1912	Quebec, CA	daily low max	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1912	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1912	Concord, US	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1912	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1912	Graaff Reinet, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1912	Southampton, CA	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1912	Saint John, CA	daily low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1912	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1912	Washington, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	25 years	20 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 1912

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1912. 1912 had 104 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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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 5	68
5 to 10	14
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	5
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1