Weather Records on 13 January 1953

669 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1953. Highest significance: Weimar, DE.

Key Facts for 13 January 1953

On 13 January 1953, 669 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
491 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 649 daily.
Weimar set a daily record snow depth of 30.0 cm (11.8 in) on 13 January 1953.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

669 stations

669 station records on 13 January 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	294.9 mm (11.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	301.0 cm (118.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caron	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stillewoning	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	406.9 mm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	312.9 mm (12.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Steeunmekaar (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetveld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palo Alto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamilaroi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Merimerriwa Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Ameri Fork Pwhs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

669 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 285, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 13 January 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	285
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 13 January 1953 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 649.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

525 broken records

Margins by which the 525 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1953

Top 20 records on 13 January 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1953	Weimar, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1953	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	monthly rain	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1953	Fort Frances, CA	daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1953	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	294.9 mm (11.6 in)	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1953	Cwebe, ZA	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1953	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	301.0 cm (118.5 in)	161.0 cm (63.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1953	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1953	Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1953	Luckhoff (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1953	Caron, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1953	Stillewoning, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1953	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	406.9 mm (16.0 in)	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1953	Mornington Island, AU	daily rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1953	Mourilyan Post Office, AU	daily rain	312.9 mm (12.3 in)	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1953	Agua Branca, BR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1953	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1953	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1953	Jagersfontein, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1953	Wulgulmerang, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1953	Bushy Vales, Margate, ZA	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	36 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1953. 1953 had 669 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 250	523
250 to 500	1
500 to 750	0
750 to 1000	0
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	0
1500 to 1750	1