Weather Records on 13 January 1980

1,246 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1980. Highest significance: Cedarville, US.

Key Facts for 13 January 1980

On 13 January 1980, 1,246 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
827 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 109 monthly and 1,137 daily.
Cedarville set a daily record precipitation of 60.5 mm (2.4 in) on 13 January 1980.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

1,246 stations

1,246 station records on 13 January 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cedarville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Catarina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gelantipy East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/San Javier	Spain	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elberta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palatka	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,246 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 320, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 507, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 316, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 13 January 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	320
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	507
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	316
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 13 January 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 109, daily 1,137.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,041 broken records

Margins by which the 1,041 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1980

Top 20 records on 13 January 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1980	Cedarville, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1980	Rupert 3 WSW, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1980	Bindi, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1980	Cape Hermes, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1980	Bowman Dam, US	daily rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1980	Amery, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1980	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1980	Mt Garnet Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1980	Fremont 5 NW, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1980	Deer Creek Dam, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1980	Catarina, BR	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1980	Ash Mtn, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1980	Clewiston, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1980	Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1980	Gelantipy East, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1980	Murcia/San Javier, ES	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1980	Visalia, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1980	Creighton, US	monthly high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1980	Valencia, ES	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1980	Nicholson (Yendalock), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	43 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1980. 1980 had 1,246 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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Data for records on 1980-01-13: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15 (15 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 50	1,025
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1