Weather Records on 13 January 1917

39 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1917. Highest significance: Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station), AU.

Key Facts for 13 January 1917

On 13 January 1917, 39 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 39 daily.
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station) set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 13 January 1917.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

39 stations

39 station records on 13 January 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Collendina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Eskdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

39 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 24, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 January 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	24
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 January 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 39.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

39 broken records

Margins by which the 39 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1917

Top 20 records on 13 January 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1917	Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1917	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1917	Boomanoomana, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1917	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1917	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1917	Alexandra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1917	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1917	Alton, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1917	Old Baratta Homestead, AU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1917	Winnemucca AP, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1917	Winnemucca AP, US	daily low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1917	Paris, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1917	Blinman (Wirrealpa), AU	daily rain	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1917	Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1917	London South, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1917	Collendina, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1917	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	1 year	15 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1917	Eskdale, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1917	Bright Post Office, AU	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1917	Gospic, HR	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	23 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

1794 to 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1917. 1917 had 39 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	31
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1