Weather Records on 16 January 1913

52 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1913. Highest significance: Aurora, CA.

Key Facts for 16 January 1913

On 16 January 1913, 52 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 51 daily.
Aurora set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 16 January 1913.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

52 stations

52 station records on 16 January 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aurora	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cottam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dutton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

52 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 January 1913 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	4
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 January 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 51.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

43 broken records

Margins by which the 43 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1913

Top 20 records on 16 January 1913 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1913	Aurora, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1913	Toronto, CA	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1913	Lakefield, CA	monthly high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1913	Qu'appelle, CA	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	15 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1913	Qu'appelle, CA	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	15 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1913	Parry Sound, CA	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1913	Southampton, CA	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1913	Peterborough, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1913	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1913	Brantford, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1913	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	39 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1913	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1913	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	17 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1913	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1913	Port Dover, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1913	Chatham, CA	daily high min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	22 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1913	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	22 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1913	Saint John, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	11 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1913	Jokkmokk, SE	daily low max	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1913	Barrie, CA	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	18 years	13 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

1795 to 1913

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1913. 1913 had 52 records.

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

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,401
2025	684
2026	506

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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	39
5 to 10	2
10 to 15	0
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1