Weather Records on 13 February 1961

467 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1961. Highest significance: Minnie Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 13 February 1961

On 13 February 1961, 467 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
227 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 448 daily.
Minnie Creek set an all-time record daily precipitation of 195.1 mm (7.7 in) on 13 February 1961.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

467 stations

467 station records on 13 February 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Moogooree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jimba Jimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Landor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warroora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	275.6 mm (10.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cooya Pooya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooralya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minilya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	224.5 mm (8.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Acude General Sampaio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aracatiacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Towera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Matos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sodam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	181.8 mm (7.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marrilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bele (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville FAA AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boologooro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eudamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamare	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ksara	Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgway	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

467 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 13 February 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 13 February 1961 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 9, daily 448.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

358 broken records

Margins by which the 358 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 1961

Top 20 records on 13 February 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1961	Minnie Creek, AU	all-time rain	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 February 1961	Moogooree, AU	all-time rain	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	18 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1961	Williambury, AU	all-time rain	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1961	Ullawarra, AU	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1961	Bidgemia, AU	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1961	Jimba Jimba, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1961	Landor, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1961	Wanna, AU	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1961	Purcellville, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1961	Warroora, AU	all-time rain	275.6 mm (10.9 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1961	Wardensville R M Farm, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1961	Hornepayne, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1961	Hornepayne, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1961	Belvidere, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1961	Woogenellup, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1961	Lancaster 2 NE Pump St, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1961	Cooya Pooya, AU	daily rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1961	Palamner, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1961	Wellsboro 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1961	Culpeper, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 years	48 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 467 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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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 100	334
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1