Weather Records on 17 January 1913

66 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1913. Highest significance: Brantford, CA.

Key Facts for 17 January 1913

On 17 January 1913, 66 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 66 daily.
Brantford set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 17 January 1913.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

66 stations

66 station records on 17 January 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

66 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.

Records on 17 January 1913 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	11
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 January 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 66.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

55 broken records

Margins by which the 55 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1913

Top 20 records on 17 January 1913 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1913	Brantford, CA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1913	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	54 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1913	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1913	Washington, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1913	Woodstock, CA	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1913	Toronto, CA	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1913	Port Dover, CA	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1913	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	15 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1913	Port Stanley, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1913	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1913	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1913	Peterborough, CA	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	42 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1913	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1913	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1913	Warren (Mumblebone), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1913	Stonecliffe, CA	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1913	Barrie, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1913	Southampton, CA	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1913	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1913	Stonecliffe, CA	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	23 years	14 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 66 records.

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

Records on 01-17 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1802	1
1804	1
1805	2
1809	1
1812	1
1820	1
1826	2
1828	1
1838	2
1845	3
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1893	5
1894	5
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1899	5
1900	5
1901	1
1902	4
1903	3
1904	9
1905	2
1906	19
1907	38
1908	10
1909	13
1910	21
1911	49
1912	8
1913	66
1914	13
1915	19
1916	47
1917	32
1918	37
1919	45
1920	148
1921	70
1922	25
1923	122
1924	278
1925	184
1926	118
1927	144
1928	309
1929	118
1930	942
1931	130
1932	489
1933	203
1934	120
1935	444
1936	377
1937	196
1938	323
1939	375
1940	566
1941	644
1942	601
1943	1,086
1944	333
1945	511
1946	1,089
1947	354
1948	613
1949	566
1950	731
1951	535
1952	773
1953	531
1954	632
1955	303
1956	431
1957	1,040
1958	555
1959	760
1960	657
1961	537
1962	625
1963	537
1964	450
1965	1,180
1966	275
1967	423
1968	400
1969	526
1970	931
1971	871
1972	884
1973	1,147
1974	1,327
1975	647
1976	717
1977	2,352
1978	1,458
1979	1,182
1980	601
1981	821
1982	1,899
1983	592
1984	888
1985	988
1986	848
1987	1,375
1988	751
1989	745
1990	1,986
1991	776
1992	958
1993	1,685
1994	1,805
1995	1,186
1996	1,353
1997	791
1998	832
1999	775
2000	1,060
2001	744
2002	505
2003	764
2004	1,245
2005	682
2006	1,055
2007	1,911
2008	1,114
2009	851
2010	876
2011	972
2012	847
2013	643
2014	548
2015	489
2016	458
2017	1,002
2018	1,273
2019	582
2020	828
2021	375
2022	1,022
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	370

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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	49
5 to 10	3
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1