Weather Records on 13 January 1921

55 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1921. Highest significance: Columbia Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 13 January 1921

On 13 January 1921, 55 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 55 daily.
Columbia Wb City set a daily record snowfall of 20.6 cm (8.1 in) on 13 January 1921.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

55 stations

55 station records on 13 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

55 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 24, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 13 January 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	24
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 55.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

52 broken records

Margins by which the 52 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 163.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1921

Top 20 records on 13 January 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1921	Columbia Wb City, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1921	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	124 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1921	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1921	Falun, SE	daily rain	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1921	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1921	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1921	Wittenberg, DE	daily rain	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1921	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1921	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1921	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1921	Mena, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1921	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1921	Boulia Airport, AU	daily low max	23.6 C (74.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1921	Columbia Wb City, US	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1921	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1921	Lawrence, US	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	10 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1921	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily rain	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	7 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1921	Altastenberg, DE	daily high min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	22 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1921	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	15 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1921	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	1.6 cm (0.6 in)	28 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

1794 to 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1921. 1921 had 55 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 25	51
25 to 50	0
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1