Weather Records on 13 January 1984

657 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1984. Highest significance: Muloorina Station (Muloorina H, AU.

Key Facts for 13 January 1984

On 13 January 1984, 657 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 640 daily.
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H set an all-time record daily precipitation of 193.0 mm (7.6 in) on 13 January 1984.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

657 stations

657 station records on 13 January 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Todmorden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Victory Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coober Pedy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mungeranie (Cowarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glendambo (Millers Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Copley (Myrtle Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palkem	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sullivans Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koerich	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oderen	France	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oslo Blindern	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandbaken	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lander AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rylstone (Marsden Forest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jensen	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cotija	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

657 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 343, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 13 January 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	343
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 13 January 1984 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 640.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

551 broken records

Margins by which the 551 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1984

Top 20 records on 13 January 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1984	Muloorina Station (Muloorina H, AU	all-time rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	7 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1984	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1984	Anna Creek, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1984	Manildra (Hazeldale), AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1984	Greenethorpe (Iandra), AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1984	Todmorden, AU	monthly rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1984	Victory Downs, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1984	Coober Pedy, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1984	Mungeranie (Cowarie), AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1984	Cedaredge, US	monthly rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1984	Oodnadatta Airport, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1984	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1984	Koorawatha (Boorowa Street), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1984	Callao, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1984	Norley Station, AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1984	Manildra (George St), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1984	Ludlow, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1984	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1984	Red Lodge, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1984	Glendambo (Millers Creek), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	41 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1984. 1984 had 657 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 2026-10-17 (17 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	495
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1