Weather Records on 13 January 1937

284 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1937. Highest significance: Toronto, CA.

Key Facts for 13 January 1937

On 13 January 1937, 284 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 278 daily.
Toronto set a daily record precipitation of 42.4 mm (1.7 in) on 13 January 1937.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

284 stations

284 station records on 13 January 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Silverspur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warkworth 1 Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oracle	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Juandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	254.0 cm (100.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Widgiemooltha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamelin Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

284 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 13 January 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 13 January 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 278.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

237 broken records

Margins by which the 237 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2286.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1937

Top 20 records on 13 January 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1937	Toronto, CA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1937	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1937	Silverspur, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1937	Armour, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1937	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1937	Wallaceburg, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1937	Simcoe, CA	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1937	Warkworth 1 Public School, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1937	Millsboro, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1937	Tiffin, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1937	Snowflake, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1937	Haina 214, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1937	Pelee Island, CA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1937	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1937	Brantford, CA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1937	Birch Tree, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1937	Port Arthur, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1937	Oracle, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1937	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1937	Paris, CA	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	2 years	31 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1937. 1937 had 284 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 500	235
500 to 1000	1
1000 to 1500	0
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	1