Weather Records on 13 January 1931

102 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1931. Highest significance: Eastport, US.

Key Facts for 13 January 1931

On 13 January 1931, 102 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 99 daily.
Eastport set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 13 January 1931.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

102 stations

102 station records on 13 January 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dhakuakhana	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dibrugarh Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinac Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.2 C (111.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

102 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 45, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 13 January 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 13 January 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 99.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

91 broken records

Margins by which the 91 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1931

Top 20 records on 13 January 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1931	Eastport, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1931	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1931	Saint John, CA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1931	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1931	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	55 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1931	Conway, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1931	Fort National, DZ	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1931	Clayoquot, CA	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1931	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1931	Dhakuakhana, IN	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1931	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1931	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1931	Bramfield Post Office, AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1931	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1931	Chatham, CA	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1931	Chatham, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1931	Yemassee 1 N, US	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1931	Strawberry Hill (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1931	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1931	Gardiner, US	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	23 years	19 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1931. 1931 had 102 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 25	83
25 to 50	5
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1