Weather Records on 13 January 1956

469 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1956. Highest significance: Kohala Mis 175.1, US.

Key Facts for 13 January 1956

On 13 January 1956, 469 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 459 daily.
Kohala Mis 175.1 set a daily record precipitation of 90.2 mm (3.6 in) on 13 January 1956.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

469 stations

469 station records on 13 January 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Derdekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Acland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ewan Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vauxhall	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marquard - Pol 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rankins Pass	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kapoho 93	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barstow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

469 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 13 January 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 13 January 1956 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 459.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

384 broken records

Margins by which the 384 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1956

Top 20 records on 13 January 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1956	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1956	Kohala 179.1, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1956	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1956	Napoopoo 28, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1956	Derdekraal, ZA	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1956	Tsumeb - Pol, NA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1956	Acland Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1956	Niulii 179, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1956	Ewan Plains Station, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1956	Twyfelspoort, ZA	daily rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1956	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1956	Gunnawarra, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1956	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1956	Vauxhall, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1956	Ladybrand (Bos), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1956	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1956	Vlakfontein, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1956	McAdam, CA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1956	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1956	Olinda #1 332, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 years	33 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 469 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 20	339
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1