Weather Records on 13 January 1928

638 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1928. Highest significance: Calumet, US.

Key Facts for 13 January 1928

On 13 January 1928, 638 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
590 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 630 daily.
Calumet set a monthly record daily precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 13 January 1928.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

638 stations

638 station records on 13 January 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Calumet	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Olin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

638 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 237, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 353, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 35, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 13 January 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	237
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	353
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	35
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 January 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 630.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

523 broken records

Margins by which the 523 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1928

Top 20 records on 13 January 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1928	Calumet, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1928	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1928	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1928	Toronto, CA	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1928	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1928	Welland, CA	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1928	Cambridge Water Trmt P, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1928	Woodstock, CA	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	49 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1928	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	50 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1928	Manti, US	monthly high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1928	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1928	Beatrice, CA	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1928	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	54 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1928	Parry Sound, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1928	Guelph Oac, CA	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	45 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1928	Needles, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1928	Keosauqua, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1928	W Pt, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1928	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1928	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	20 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1928. 1928 had 638 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 20	519
20 to 40	1
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1