Weather Records on 13 January 1977

889 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1977. Highest significance: Findlay Wpcc, US.

Key Facts for 13 January 1977

On 13 January 1977, 889 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 430 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 865 daily.
Findlay Wpcc set an all-time record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 13 January 1977.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

889 stations

889 station records on 13 January 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville Lvstk	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Throckmorton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tshatsheni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manassas 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bentonville 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Steuben	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Athens 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arcade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Sharon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grande Prairie A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record snow depth	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watersmeet	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

889 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 179, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 251, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 110.

Records on 13 January 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	179
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	251
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	110

Records on 13 January 1977 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 15, daily 865.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

734 broken records

Margins by which the 734 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 1977

Top 20 records on 13 January 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1977	Findlay Wpcc, US	all-time snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1977	Coimbra, PT	daily rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1977	Ft Smith Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1977	Newport, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1977	Batesville Lvstk, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1977	Throckmorton, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1977	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1977	Rockville, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1977	Tshatsheni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1977	Valladolid (Villanubla), ES	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1977	Cassville 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1977	Okemah, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1977	Goedemoed (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1977	Ozark, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1977	Subiaco, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1977	Scottsburg, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	81 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1977	Manassas 3 NW, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1977	Bentonville 4 S, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1977	Farmington, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1977	Albuquerque Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	38 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1977. 1977 had 889 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	680
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1