Weather Records on 13 January 1978

487 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1978. Highest significance: Franklin, US.

Key Facts for 13 January 1978

On 13 January 1978, 487 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 470 daily.
Franklin set a daily record snowfall of 7.6 cm (3.0 in) on 13 January 1978.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

487 stations

487 station records on 13 January 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baependi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Do Licinio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Carmelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Entre Rios de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ibirite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Timoteo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malhada de Pedras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ortonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caixa de Areia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Summerland Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Alegre de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jessieville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estrela Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prudente de Morais - A	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carmo Do Cajuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Hipolito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bady Bassit	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iboacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vespasiano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mirassol	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.7 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Do Peixe (Mmv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morpara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barroso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Rio Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cosamaloapan de Carpio (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nathan 4 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leola	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Forge 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carandai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.1 mm (4.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alum Fk	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

487 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 88, Deepest snow cover 85.

Records on 13 January 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	88
Deepest snow cover	85

Records on 13 January 1978 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 12, daily 470.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

375 broken records

Margins by which the 375 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1978

Top 20 records on 13 January 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1978	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1978	Goshen, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1978	Baependi, BR	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1978	Ponte Do Licinio, BR	daily rain	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1978	Monte Carmelo, BR	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1978	Entre Rios de Minas, BR	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1978	Canton, MX	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1978	Ibirite, BR	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1978	Sao Timoteo, BR	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1978	Winner, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1978	Malhada de Pedras, BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1978	Clark, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1978	Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1978	Woodbury, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1978	Ortonville, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1978	Cullowhee, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1978	Caixa de Areia, BR	all-time rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1978	Summerland Cda, CA	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1978	Andrews, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1978	Monte Alegre de Minas, BR	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1978. 1978 had 487 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 2026-10-13 (13 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 20	252
20 to 40	57
40 to 60	27
60 to 80	15
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	12
120 to 140	5
140 to 160	4