Weather Records on 13 January 1949

420 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1949. Highest significance: Hartington, US.

Key Facts for 13 January 1949

On 13 January 1949, 420 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 405 daily.
Hartington set a daily record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 13 January 1949.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

420 stations

420 station records on 13 January 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crown King	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brawley 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valyermo Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pinos Altos	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tranquille	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barrett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palm Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale Woodward Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Panguitch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

420 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 13 January 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 13 January 1949 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 405.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

345 broken records

Margins by which the 345 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1949

Top 20 records on 13 January 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1949	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1949	Tustervatnet, NO	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1949	Chula Vista, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1949	Mina, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1949	Parker, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1949	Indio Fire STN, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1949	Amersfoort (Pol), ZA	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1949	Ottawa, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1949	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1949	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1949	Duchesne, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1949	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1949	Alpine, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1949	Luna Rs, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1949	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1949	Elsinore, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1949	Gordon 6N, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1949	Clarendon, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1949	Drevja, NO	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1949	Seymour 3NW, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 420 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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Data for records on 1949-01-13: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 100	324
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2