Weather Records on 13 January 1966

652 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1966. Highest significance: Bordertown, AU.

Key Facts for 13 January 1966

On 13 January 1966, 652 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 630 daily.
Bordertown set a daily record precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 13 January 1966.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

652 stations

652 station records on 13 January 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sathenapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Castlemaine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nandyal	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mulcra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mulug	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chinaganjam	India	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meringur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chintapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meribah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meatian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yambuk (Avalon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	191.7 mm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paruna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Memsie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg (Rosanna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mildura SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chetwynd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chapple Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

652 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 468, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 13 January 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	468
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 13 January 1966 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 630.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

590 broken records

Margins by which the 590 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1966

Top 20 records on 13 January 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1966	Bordertown, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1966	Kovvur, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1966	Sathenapalli, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1966	Quambatook South, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1966	Darsi, IN	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1966	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1966	Castlemaine Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1966	Nandyal, IN	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1966	Mulcra, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1966	Guntur, IN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1966	Mulug, IN	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1966	Elgin Water, US	all-time snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1966	Wolseley, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1966	Tanuku, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1966	Chinaganjam, IN	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1966	Murtoa, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1966	Berrybank, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1966	Clinton 2, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1966	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1966	Rajahmundry, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	46 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1966. 1966 had 652 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 1966-01-13: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	513
25 to 50	42
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1