Weather Records on 13 January 1965

320 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1965. Highest significance: Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA.

Key Facts for 13 January 1965

On 13 January 1965, 320 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 318 daily.
Sub-Nigel (Gm) set a daily record precipitation of 83.5 mm (3.3 in) on 13 January 1965.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

320 stations

320 station records on 13 January 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sub-Nigel (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	169.5 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aiyansh	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lloydminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Jua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Piacabucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record snow depth	144.8 cm (57.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrix	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brakpan (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Linton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Talga Talga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koordarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tulelake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moogooree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lloydminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

320 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 13 January 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 13 January 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 318.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

265 broken records

Margins by which the 265 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1965

Top 20 records on 13 January 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1965	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	daily rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1965	Duiwelskloof (Mun), ZA	daily rain	169.5 mm (6.7 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1965	Hartbeesfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1965	New Forest, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1965	Wick, GB	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1965	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low max	17.1 C (62.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1965	Greylingstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1965	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1965	Hana 354, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1965	Aiyansh, CA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1965	Chaplin, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	65 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1965	Juana Diaz Camp, PR	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1965	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1965	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	62 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1965	Medicine Lake 3 SE, US	monthly snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1965	Palmares, BR	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1965	Ogies (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1965	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1965	Lloydminster, CA	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1965	Barra Do Jua, BR	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	29 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1965. 1965 had 320 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 2026-10-15 (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 50	255
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1