Weather Records on 13 January 1985

923 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1985. Highest significance: Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 13 January 1985

On 13 January 1985, 923 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 383 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 36 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 848 daily.
Clanwilliam (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 13 January 1985.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

923 stations

923 station records on 13 January 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Middelpos (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Eenstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rondawel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bulverde	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Boontjieskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Klaarstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arkona	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lammerkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laingsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwoudville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pendzhikent	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
White Sands Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Langtry	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Mezquital	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.1 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Wood	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 7 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Do Jetiba (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Friesoythe-Edewechterdam	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Die Hoogte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gannakraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deming	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Giddings 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

923 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 294, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 178.

Records on 13 January 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	294
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	178

Records on 13 January 1985 by timescale: all-time 36, monthly 39, daily 848.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

776 broken records

Margins by which the 776 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1985

Top 20 records on 13 January 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1985	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 January 1985	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1985	Columbus, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	74 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1985	Middelpos (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1985	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1985	Eenstroom, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1985	Rondawel, ZA	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1985	Redrock 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1985	Bulverde, US	all-time snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	0 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1985	Boontjieskraal, ZA	monthly rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1985	Uvalde, US	all-time snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1985	Klaarstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1985	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1985	Gove 4W, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1985	Kamferskraal, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1985	Arkona, DE	monthly snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1985	Weltevreden, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1985	Cheviot Fells, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1985	Eagle Pass 3N, US	all-time snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1985	Lammerkraal, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	49 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 923 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 2026-10-14 (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 January 1985
Margin	Records
0 to 50	683
50 to 100	63
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2