Weather Records on 13 January 1951

400 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1951. Highest significance: Te Kowai Exp STN, AU.

Key Facts for 13 January 1951

On 13 January 1951, 400 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 391 daily.
Te Kowai Exp STN set a daily record precipitation of 406.4 mm (16.0 in) on 13 January 1951.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

400 stations

400 station records on 13 January 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	406.4 mm (16.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mayneside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mallow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	244.3 mm (9.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	261.1 mm (10.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	301.8 mm (11.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdarr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pialaway Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goorganga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fermoy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Ryde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arjuna Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vergemont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Home Hill Fifteen A St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	276.4 mm (10.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lerida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	153.0 cm (60.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

400 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 285, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 13 January 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	285
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 13 January 1951 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 391.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

354 broken records

Margins by which the 354 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1951

Top 20 records on 13 January 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1951	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	406.4 mm (16.0 in)	360.7 mm (14.2 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1951	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1951	Kenton, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1951	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1951	Mayneside, AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1951	Mallow, ZA	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1951	Conway Station, AU	daily rain	244.3 mm (9.6 in)	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1951	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	261.1 mm (10.3 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1951	Leslie Canyon, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1951	Finch Hatton Cook St, AU	daily rain	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1951	Proserpine Post Office, AU	daily rain	301.8 mm (11.9 in)	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1951	Shirbourne Park, AU	daily rain	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	123.9 mm (4.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1951	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1951	Strathdarr, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1951	Johnson 11 ESE, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1951	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1951	Strathbogie, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1951	Carandotta Station, AU	monthly rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1951	Pialaway Downs, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1951	Gargett Post Office, AU	daily rain	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	9 years	43 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1951. 1951 had 400 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 1951-01-13: 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 2026-10-17 (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 50	294
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1