Weather Records on 13 January 1959

347 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1959. Highest significance: Kleve, DE.

Key Facts for 13 January 1959

On 13 January 1959, 347 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
257 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 339 daily.
Kleve set a daily record snow depth of 20.0 cm (7.9 in) on 13 January 1959.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

347 stations

347 station records on 13 January 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kleve	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kipahulu 258	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holualoa Beach 68	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amari	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Do Braco (Efic)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Varzea Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Balumath	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
US Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jordan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tracy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

347 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 53, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 13 January 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	53
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 13 January 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 339.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

252 broken records

Margins by which the 252 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1959

Top 20 records on 13 January 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1959	Kleve, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1959	Manati 2 E, PR	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1959	Kipahulu 258, US	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1959	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1959	Holualoa Beach 68, US	monthly rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1959	Husum, DE	monthly snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1959	Riva, IT	daily low min	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1959	Bedford 2 SE, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1959	Arnsberg, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	67 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1959	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1959	Amari, IN	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1959	Sac City, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1959	Rio Do Braco (Efic), BR	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1959	Rockwell City, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1959	Kailua 446, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1959	Yreka, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1959	Virden, CA	daily high min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	67 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1959	Altentreptow, DE	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1959	Alta, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	58 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1959	Primghar, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	59 years	27 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1959. 1959 had 347 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	238
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1