Weather Records on 13 January 1957

552 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1957. Highest significance: Virden, CA.

Key Facts for 13 January 1957

On 13 January 1957, 552 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 540 daily.
Virden set a daily record low maximum temperature of -20.6 C (-5.1 F) on 13 January 1957.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

552 stations

552 station records on 13 January 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	64 of 100 (Major)
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lungleh	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Sobral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sherkawan	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Grande (Augusto Severo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Lourenco da Mata (Rfn)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Xique-Xique (Igatu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columinjuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raywood Flats	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bulwer (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bonita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haiwee	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Knights Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ozena	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

552 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 13 January 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 13 January 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 540.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

453 broken records

Margins by which the 453 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1957

Top 20 records on 13 January 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1957	Virden, CA	daily low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	23.9 C (43.0 F)	65 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1957	Imphal (C.Hosp), IN	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1957	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1957	Champhai, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1957	Whitehead, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1957	Kilba, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1957	Lungleh, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1957	Newman, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1957	Willows 6 W, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1957	Acude Sobral, BR	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1957	Virden, CA	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1957	Sherkawan, IN	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1957	Huntington Lake, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1957	Campo Grande (Augusto Severo), BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1957	Coleman, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1957	Coleman, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1957	Woodland 1 WNW, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1957	Sao Lourenco da Mata (Rfn), BR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1957	Xique-Xique (Igatu), BR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1957	Sao Benedito, BR	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	10 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1957. 1957 had 552 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 50	440
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1