Weather Records on 13 January 1929

116 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1929. Highest significance: Swift Current, CA.

Key Facts for 13 January 1929

On 13 January 1929, 116 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 111 daily.
Swift Current set a monthly record daily snowfall of 18.3 cm (7.2 in) on 13 January 1929.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

116 stations

116 station records on 13 January 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.6 C (-44.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-47.3 C (-53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.1 C (-36.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

116 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 13 January 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	23
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 13 January 1929 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 111.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

96 broken records

Margins by which the 96 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1929

Top 20 records on 13 January 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1929	Swift Current, CA	monthly snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1929	Healdsburg, US	all-time low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1929	Owen Sound, CA	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1929	Escanaba, US	daily low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1929	Green Bay, US	daily low max	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1929	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1929	Perm, RU	monthly low min	-42.6 C (-44.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1929	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily high max	4.8 C (40.6 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	49 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1929	Swift Current, CA	monthly rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1929	Kola-In-Murman, RU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1929	Vysnij Volocek, RU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1929	Watertown, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1929	Port Arthur, CA	daily low max	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1929	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1929	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1929	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1929	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	2.1 cm (0.8 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1929	Tobolsk, RU	daily low min	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1929	White River, CA	daily low max	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1929	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	15 years	17 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1929. 1929 had 116 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 10	87
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1