Weather Records on 13 January 1976

683 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1976. Highest significance: Coonamble (Nardoo), AU.

Key Facts for 13 January 1976

On 13 January 1976, 683 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 664 daily.
Coonamble (Nardoo) set a daily record precipitation of 125.0 mm (4.9 in) on 13 January 1976.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

683 stations

683 station records on 13 January 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.8 mm (6.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	147.0 cm (57.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dungowan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madawaska	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koondrook State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tullibigeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	230.0 cm (90.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Emby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuapse	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burren Junction (Hastings Stre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bungara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berthierville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ste Rose du Degelis	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

683 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 378, Heaviest daily snowfall 119, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 13 January 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	378
Heaviest daily snowfall	119
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 13 January 1976 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 664.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

609 broken records

Margins by which the 609 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 870.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1976

Top 20 records on 13 January 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1976	Coonamble (Nardoo), AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	65 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1976	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1976	Makwassie, ZA	daily rain	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1976	Wilcannia (Billilla), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1976	Nevertire (Clyde St), AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1976	Barringun, AU	all-time rain	168.8 mm (6.6 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1976	Nevertire (Beverley), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1976	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1976	Milo Station, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1976	Bloemfontein Airpor, ZA	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1976	Baradine Post Office, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1976	Cody, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1976	Ungarie Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1976	Coonamble (Wingadee), AU	daily rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1976	Grimsby, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1976	Susendal, NO	daily snow depth	147.0 cm (57.9 in)	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1976	Wee Waa (Pendennis), AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1976	Condobolin (Borambil Park), AU	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1976	Dungowan Station, AU	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1976	Madawaska, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	45 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1976. 1976 had 683 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 2026-10-14 (14 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 200	600
200 to 400	7
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1