Weather Records on 13 January 1974

762 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1974. Highest significance: Oswego, US.

Key Facts for 13 January 1974

On 13 January 1974, 762 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 737 daily.
Oswego set a monthly record daily snowfall of 81.3 cm (32.0 in) on 13 January 1974.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

762 stations

762 station records on 13 January 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Kars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.5 cm (17.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lawloit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tatlayoko Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Penola (Comaum Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hope A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilee Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cultus Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yacamunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amontada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Taboleiro Do Meio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	50.3 cm (19.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheriton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Kayrunnera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blyde (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kinalung (Munka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
"Kageon" Dawes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eudunda (Brownlow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Golden A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

762 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 346, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 79.

Records on 13 January 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	79

Records on 13 January 1974 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 18, daily 737.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

653 broken records

Margins by which the 653 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1974

Top 20 records on 13 January 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1974	Oswego, US	monthly snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1974	Dirranbandi High School, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1974	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1974	Banff, CA	monthly snowfall	45.5 cm (17.9 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1974	Lawloit, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1974	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1974	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1974	Tatlayoko Lake, CA	daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1974	Penola (Comaum Park), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1974	McBride 4SE, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1974	Hope A, CA	all-time rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1974	Jubilee Downs, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1974	Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1974	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1974	Banff, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1974	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1974	White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU	all-time rain	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1974	Mount Dutton, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1974	McBride 4SE, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1974	Cultus Lake, CA	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	51 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 762 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	573
50 to 100	58
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1