Weather Records on 13 January 1944

373 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1944. Highest significance: Kremsmuenster, AT.

Key Facts for 13 January 1944

On 13 January 1944, 373 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 361 daily.
Kremsmuenster set a daily record precipitation of 38.5 mm (1.5 in) on 13 January 1944.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

373 stations

373 station records on 13 January 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Elgin (Glenbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Post	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baikunthpur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rietfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ambikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hico	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

373 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 13 January 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 13 January 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 361.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

338 broken records

Margins by which the 338 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1944

Top 20 records on 13 January 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1944	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1944	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1944	Junction 4SSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1944	Taung, ZA	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1944	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1944	Schriever, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1944	Glen Elgin (Glenbrook), AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1944	Biloxi, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1944	Hewitt, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1944	Reserve, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1944	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1944	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1944	Houma, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1944	San Marcos, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1944	Blanco, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1944	Cassilis (Dalkeith), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1944	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1944	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1944	Hewitt, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1944	Coleman, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	34 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1944. 1944 had 373 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	754
2023	741
2024	1,987
2025	436
2026	1,150

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	311
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2