Weather Records on 13 January 1971

827 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1971. Highest significance: Roodekop, ZA.

Key Facts for 13 January 1971

On 13 January 1971, 827 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
112 were record highs and 272 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 795 daily.
Roodekop set a daily record precipitation of 80.5 mm (3.2 in) on 13 January 1971.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

827 stations

827 station records on 13 January 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oorsprong-Oos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elberta	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Powers	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gonvick 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenvier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Compton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irvingdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zilair	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Doyle	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portola	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

827 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 137, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 13 January 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	137
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 13 January 1971 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 25, daily 795.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

688 broken records

Margins by which the 688 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1971

Top 20 records on 13 January 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1971	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1971	Pembina, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1971	River Jordan, CA	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1971	Pembina, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1971	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1971	Olga 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1971	Oorsprong-Oos, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1971	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1971	Grants Pass, US	all-time snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1971	Elberta, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1971	Cowichan Bay Cherry Point, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1971	Devils Lake Kdlr, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1971	Shawnigan Lake, CA	daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1971	Brockville, CA	daily low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1971	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1971	Big Falls, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1971	Thief River Falls, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1971	Warroad, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1971	Koolau Dam 833, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1971	Merriwa (Terragong), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	80 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1971. 1971 had 827 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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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 50	604
50 to 100	46
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2