Weather Records on 13 January 1960

968 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1960. Highest significance: Franklinville, US.

Key Facts for 13 January 1960

On 13 January 1960, 968 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
533 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 953 daily.
Franklinville set a daily record precipitation of 37.6 mm (1.5 in) on 13 January 1960.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

968 stations

968 station records on 13 January 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hollisterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Anderson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Van Meter	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Top Hut)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

968 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 209, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 324, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 301, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 13 January 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	209
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	324
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	301
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 13 January 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 953.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

781 broken records

Margins by which the 781 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1960

Top 20 records on 13 January 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1960	Franklinville, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1960	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1960	Bradford Cntrl Fs, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1960	Clarinda, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1960	Corning, US	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1960	Pawnee City, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1960	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1960	Warren, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1960	Coondambo, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1960	Hawker (Holowilena), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1960	Toledo 3N, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1960	Vinton, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1960	Lawrenceville 2 S, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1960	Cedar Rapids 2, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1960	Allegan 5NE, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1960	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1960	Lichtentanne, DE	daily low max	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1960	Haskinville, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1960	Franklin, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1960	Meadville 1 S, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	41 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 968 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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Data for records on 1960-01-13: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15 (15 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 20	740
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1