Weather Records on 13 January 1935

174 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1935. Highest significance: Rapid City Forrest, CA.

Key Facts for 13 January 1935

On 13 January 1935, 174 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 168 daily.
Rapid City Forrest set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 13 January 1935.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

174 stations

174 station records on 13 January 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jeir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burra 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amethi	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bizerte Cap Blanc	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Canberra (Duntroon Military Co	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

174 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 13 January 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 13 January 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 168.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

154 broken records

Margins by which the 154 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1935

Top 20 records on 13 January 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1935	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1935	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1935	Medford, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1935	Golspie (Ayrston), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1935	Minocqua, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1935	Escanaba, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1935	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1935	Bancroft, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1935	Belleville, CA	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1935	Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1935	Mackinaw City 2, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1935	Jeir, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1935	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	17 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1935	Ottawa, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	59 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1935	Tbilisi, GE	daily low min	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	7.6 C (13.7 F)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1935	Anticosti Heath Point, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1935	Burra 1, AU	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1935	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	51 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1935	Green Bay, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	45 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1935	Cavan, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	42 years	21 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1935. 1935 had 174 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	134
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	4
140 to 160	1