Weather Records on 13 January 1932

1,183 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1932. Highest significance: Savannah 6 SW, US.

Key Facts for 13 January 1932

On 13 January 1932, 1,183 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,014 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 152 monthly and 1,031 daily.
Savannah 6 SW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 130.8 mm (5.1 in) on 13 January 1932.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

1,183 stations

1,183 station records on 13 January 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,183 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 511, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 503, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 13 January 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	511
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	503
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 13 January 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 152, daily 1,031.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,025 broken records

Margins by which the 1,025 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 1932

Top 20 records on 13 January 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1932	Savannah 6 SW, US	monthly rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1932	Johnsonville, US	monthly rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1932	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1932	Quebec, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1932	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1932	Delta, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1932	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1932	Chicoutimi, CA	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1932	Camp Hill 2NW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1932	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	monthly high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1932	Simcoe, CA	monthly high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1932	Batesville, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1932	Lucknow, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1932	Charlottetown, CA	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1932	Washington, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1932	David City 4E, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1932	St Albans, CA	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1932	Moose Factory, CA	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1932	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1932	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	32 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1932. 1932 had 1,183 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 2026-10-15 (15 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	1,001
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1