Weather Records on 13 January 1954

427 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1954. Highest significance: Drummonds, AU.

Key Facts for 13 January 1954

On 13 January 1954, 427 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 426 daily.
Drummonds set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 13 January 1954.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

427 stations

427 station records on 13 January 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Drummonds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McCulloch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McCulloch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keedysville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dundurn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	153.0 cm (60.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Young	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingburg AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingburg AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crisfield Somrs Cove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Hall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hope Little Mountain	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Copperhill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

427 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 128, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 13 January 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	128
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 13 January 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 426.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1954

Top 20 records on 13 January 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1954	Drummonds, AU	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1954	Big Creek, CA	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1954	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1954	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1954	Salmon Arm, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1954	McCulloch, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1954	McCulloch, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1954	Keedysville, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1954	Salmon Arm, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1954	Brockville, CA	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1954	Belleville, CA	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1954	Buxton, GB	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	78 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1954	Tuba City, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	55 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1954	Bastrop, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	58 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1954	Dundurn, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1954	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily snow depth	153.0 cm (60.2 in)	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1954	Fauquier, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1954	Paducah, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1954	Ironton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1954	Sikeston, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	48 years	28 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 427 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	329
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1