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Weather Records on 13 January 1916

49 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1916. Highest significance: Dubuque River, US.

Key Facts for 13 January 1916

  • On 13 January 1916, 49 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 48 daily.
  • Dubuque River set a daily record low maximum temperature of -22.2 C (-8.0 F) on 13 January 1916.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

49 stations
Weather records on 13 January 1916 49 station records on 13 January 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
49 station records on 13 January 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 13 January 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-22.2 C (-8.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation38.6 mm (1.5 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-24.4 C (-11.9 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation19.5 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-40.0 C (-40.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-43.9 C (-47.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-38.9 C (-38.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-19.4 C (-2.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-41.1 C (-42.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-2.7 C (27.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr PltUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-29.4 C (-20.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord low minimum temperature-38.9 C (-38.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-31.7 C (-25.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
WiartonCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.0 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-40.6 C (-41.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
AstrakanRussiaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-26.1 C (-15.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-30.0 C (-22.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-31.7 C (-25.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-26.7 C (-16.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord high minimum temperature2.6 C (36.7 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-19.4 C (-2.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr PltUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-21.1 C (-6.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-42.8 C (-45.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
MaccueCanadaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.7 mm (0.30 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
BjornholtNorwayRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.0 mm (0.31 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-30.0 C (-22.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation7.2 mm (0.28 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-21.0 C (-5.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-26.7 C (-16.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-31.7 C (-25.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

49 records
Records on 13 January 1916 by type Records set or tied on 13 January 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 9Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 15Heaviest daily rainfall: 19Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 13 January 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 13 January 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum9
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum15
Heaviest daily rainfall19
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 13 January 1916 by timescale Records on 13 January 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 48. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 48all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 13 January 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 48.
Records on 13 January 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily48

How Much Records Were Beaten By

42 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 January 1916 Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 10: 3910 to 20: 020 to 30: 230 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 January 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 1039
10 to 200
20 to 302
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1916
Top 20 records on 13 January 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 January 1916Dubuque River, USdaily low max-22.2 C (-8.0 F)8.3 C (14.9 F)30 years24 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1916Kei Road (Pol), ZAdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)34 years23 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1916La Crosse Wb City, USdaily low max-24.4 C (-11.9 F)7.7 C (13.9 F)30 years23 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1916Olands Norra Udde, SEmonthly rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1916Karlshamn, SEdaily rain19.5 mm (0.8 in)7.7 mm (0.30 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1916Greenville Dwtn AP, USdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)20.8 mm (0.8 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1916Windsor Riverside, CAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)41 years18 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1916Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily low min-40.0 C (-40.0 F)6.7 C (12.1 F)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1916Stony Mountain, CAdaily low min-43.9 C (-47.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)34 years17 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1916Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, USdaily low min-38.9 C (-38.0 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)27 years17 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1916Madison Wb City, USdaily low max-19.4 C (-2.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1916Swift Current, CAdaily low min-41.1 C (-42.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1916Ekaterinburg, RUdaily high min-2.7 C (27.1 F)3.6 C (6.5 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1916Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, USdaily low min-29.4 C (-20.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1916Medicine Hat A, CAdaily low min-38.9 C (-38.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1916Stony Mountain, CAdaily low max-31.7 C (-25.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1916Wiarton, CAdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1916Vastervik, SEdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1916Qu'appelle, CAdaily low min-40.6 C (-41.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1916Guelph Oac, CAdaily high max6.7 C (44.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)27 years13 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 1916
Records on 01-13 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1916. 1916 had 49 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: 9612019: 4792020: 6112021: 6312022: 7532023: 7402024: 1,9872025: 4362026: 1,1511794188019011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1916. 1916 had 49 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
2018961
2019479
2020611
2021631
2022753
2023740
20241,987
2025436
20261,151

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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).