Weather Records on 13 January 1923

72 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1923. Highest significance: Halifax, CA.

Key Facts for 13 January 1923

On 13 January 1923, 72 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 69 daily.
Halifax set a daily record snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 13 January 1923.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

72 stations

72 station records on 13 January 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Halifax	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Colane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Government Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

72 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 January 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 January 1923 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 69.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

57 broken records

Margins by which the 57 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1923

Top 20 records on 13 January 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1923	Halifax, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1923	Chatham 2, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1923	Fergus Falls, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1923	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1923	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1923	Newport, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1923	Marra Creek (Womboin), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1923	Napoleon, US	monthly rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1923	Fergus Falls, US	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1923	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1923	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1923	Bathurst, CA	daily low min	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1923	Macksville 8 NNE, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1923	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	0 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1923	St Cloud State Clg, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1923	Biskra, DZ	daily low max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1923	St Cloud State Clg, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1923	Chatham 2, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	15 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1923	Lebo, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	22 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1923	Harrisonville, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	22 years	15 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1923. 1923 had 72 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	50
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1