Weather Records on 13 January 1969

615 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1969. Highest significance: Santa Cruz, US.

Key Facts for 13 January 1969

On 13 January 1969, 615 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
162 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 591 daily.
Santa Cruz set a daily record precipitation of 114.8 mm (4.5 in) on 13 January 1969.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

615 stations

615 station records on 13 January 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eucla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Real (Instituto)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lois River Dam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rabbit Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prosser	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Glen	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Akhnoor	India	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sun Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bano	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jammu (In-AFB)	India	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

615 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 93.

Records on 13 January 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	93

Records on 13 January 1969 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 21, daily 591.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

501 broken records

Margins by which the 501 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1969

Top 20 records on 13 January 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1969	Santa Cruz, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1969	Oroville Brg, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1969	Mundrabilla Station, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1969	Eucla, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1969	Ciudad Real (Instituto), ES	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1969	Chico UNIV Farm, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1969	De Sabla, US	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1969	Cape St James, CA	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1969	Centerville Ph, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1969	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1969	Parkston 8 ENE, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1969	Britton, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1969	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1969	Fayette 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1969	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1969	Lois River Dam, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1969	Rabbit Lake, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1969	Prosser, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1969	Sioux Falls, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1969	Forrest Aero, AU	all-time rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	37 years	42 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1969. 1969 had 615 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 1969-01-13: 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 2026-10-15 (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 100	455
100 to 200	27
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1