Weather Records on 13 January 1941

415 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1941. Highest significance: Chemnitz, DE.

Key Facts for 13 January 1941

On 13 January 1941, 415 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
186 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 406 daily.
Chemnitz set a daily record snow depth of 62.0 cm (24.4 in) on 13 January 1941.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

415 stations

415 station records on 13 January 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guna	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Patur	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chandur Railway	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

415 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 13 January 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 13 January 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 406.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

348 broken records

Margins by which the 348 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 550.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1941

Top 20 records on 13 January 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1941	Chemnitz, DE	daily snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1941	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1941	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1941	Hewitt, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1941	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1941	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1941	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1941	Queenton, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1941	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1941	Burnet, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1941	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1941	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1941	Cape Norman, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1941	Guna, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1941	Chikhli, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1941	Winbar, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1941	Jetmore, US	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	9 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1941	Dinby, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1941	Albany, AU	monthly low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1941	Ebrach, DE	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	17 years	25 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1941. 1941 had 415 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 100	341
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1