Weather Records on 13 January 1962

711 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1962. Highest significance: Toolebuc, AU.

Key Facts for 13 January 1962

On 13 January 1962, 711 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 365 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 693 daily.
Toolebuc set a monthly record daily precipitation of 121.2 mm (4.8 in) on 13 January 1962.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

711 stations

711 station records on 13 January 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toolebuc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Limbri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denver WSO City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Duchess Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darr River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ventry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rossarden (Aberfoyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

711 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 267, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 13 January 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	267
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 13 January 1962 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 8, daily 693.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

595 broken records

Margins by which the 595 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1962

Top 20 records on 13 January 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1962	Toolebuc, AU	monthly rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1962	Rolleston, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1962	Marion Downs, AU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1962	Gillespie, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1962	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1962	Currawilla Station, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1962	Glenormiston, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1962	Limbri Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1962	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1962	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1962	Bainbridge, US	all-time low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1962	Denver WSO City, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1962	Havana, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1962	Gage, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1962	Camden 3 W, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1962	Mt Pleasant, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	13.3 C (23.9 F)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1962	Chillicothe Radio Kchi, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1962	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1962	Brackettville, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1962	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 711 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 1962-01-13: 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 2026-10-16 (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	551
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	3