Weather Records on 13 January 1964

995 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1964. Highest significance: Lima Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 13 January 1964

On 13 January 1964, 995 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 275 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 917 daily.
Lima Wwtp set an all-time record daily snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 13 January 1964.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

995 stations

995 station records on 13 January 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Bangate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Butler	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Roseberth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Margaret	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Kahana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Galeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.7 cm (17.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

995 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 166, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 280, Heaviest daily snowfall 284, Deepest snow cover 111.

Records on 13 January 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	166
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	284
Deepest snow cover	111

Records on 13 January 1964 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 69, daily 917.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

869 broken records

Margins by which the 869 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1964

Top 20 records on 13 January 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1964	Lima Wwtp, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	79 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1964	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	22.3 cm (8.8 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1964	Currawinya, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1964	Bangate, AU	all-time rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1964	Kookabookra, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1964	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1964	Lock Haven, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1964	Ridgway, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1964	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1964	New Castle 1 N, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1964	Acmetonia Lock 3, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1964	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1964	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1964	Butler, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1964	Roseberth Station, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1964	Renovo, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.2 cm (6.8 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1964	Piqua, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1964	Chambersburg 1 ESE, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1964	Burkes Garden, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1964	Philippi, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	61 years	55 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1964. 1964 had 995 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	754
2023	741
2024	1,987
2025	436
2026	1,150

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Data for records on 1964-01-13: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 January 1964
Margin	Records
0 to 100	733
100 to 200	115
200 to 300	16
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1