Weather Records on 13 February 1981

734 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1981. Highest significance: Yalta, UA.

Key Facts for 13 February 1981

On 13 February 1981, 734 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 267 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 713 daily.
Yalta set a daily record precipitation of 44.1 mm (1.7 in) on 13 February 1981.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

734 stations

734 station records on 13 February 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zaporoz'e	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Regulator	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehorse A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	162.0 cm (63.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Immarna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ardlethan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Asosan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Lucas Ojitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vosburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Watson Lake A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.3 cm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitton (Conapaira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Falls River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Van der Waltshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oufontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cotija	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Doornbosch	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

734 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 144, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 257, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 13 February 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	144
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 13 February 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 713.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

618 broken records

Margins by which the 618 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 1981

Top 20 records on 13 February 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1981	Yalta, UA	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1981	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1981	Zaporoz'e, UA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1981	Yanco Regulator, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1981	Margaret River Station, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1981	Sturt Creek, AU	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1981	Whitehorse A, CA	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1981	Barkestad, NO	daily snow depth	162.0 cm (63.8 in)	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1981	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1981	Immarna, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1981	Yass (Derringullen), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1981	Canton, MX	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1981	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1981	Pedro II, BR	monthly rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1981	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1981	Ardlethan Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1981	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1981	Golspie (Ayrston), AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	82 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1981	Yass (Linton Hostel), AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1981	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	82 years	36 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1981. 1981 had 734 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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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 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 February 1981
Margin	Records
0 to 100	611
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1