Weather Records on 13 January 1942

318 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1942. Highest significance: Rivertree (Myall), AU.

Key Facts for 13 January 1942

On 13 January 1942, 318 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 306 daily.
Rivertree (Myall) set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 13 January 1942.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

318 stations

318 station records on 13 January 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Purwa	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Condeuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenland Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parnamirim (Leopoldina)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katyil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bijawar	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eucla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sirathu	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manjhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ajaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beberu	India	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Patti	India	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soraon	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ely Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kunda	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Musafir Khana	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

318 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 49, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 13 January 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	49
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 13 January 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 306.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

259 broken records

Margins by which the 259 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1942

Top 20 records on 13 January 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1942	Rivertree (Myall), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1942	Purwa, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1942	Verhojansk, RU	daily high min	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	11.0 C (19.8 F)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1942	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1942	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low max	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1942	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low max	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	77 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1942	Fort Good Hope 2, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1942	Kristianstad, SE	daily low max	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1942	Condeuba, BR	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1942	Vestervig, DK	daily low max	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1942	Ames 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1942	Jindivick, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1942	Vestervig, DK	daily low min	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1942	Hvar, HR	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	61 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1942	Greenland Rch, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1942	Britton, US	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1942	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	51 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1942	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1942	New London, US	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1942	Warroad, US	monthly high max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	22 years	22 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1942. 1942 had 318 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 100	255
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	3
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1