Weather Records on 13 January 1986

619 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1986. Highest significance: Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE.

Key Facts for 13 January 1986

On 13 January 1986, 619 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
304 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 599 daily.
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte set a daily record precipitation of 33.9 mm (1.3 in) on 13 January 1986.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

619 stations

619 station records on 13 January 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuotuohe	China	Record low minimum temperature	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murrhardt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Oberhaus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Taxhimay	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Ostalb Gschwend	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Salto	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brotterode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Schulenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lucin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zuara	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jasso	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Titisee-Neustadt-Langenordnach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paso de la Yesca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee City 10 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

619 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 230, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 13 January 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	230
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 13 January 1986 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 16, daily 599.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

476 broken records

Margins by which the 476 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1986

Top 20 records on 13 January 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1986	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1986	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1986	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1986	Buckeye, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1986	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1986	Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen, DE	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1986	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1986	Metten, DE	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1986	Tuotuohe, CN	daily low min	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)	13.9 C (25.0 F)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1986	Murrhardt, DE	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1986	Passau-Oberhaus, DE	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1986	Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler, DE	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1986	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1986	Presa Taxhimay, MX	all-time low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1986	Sharon Springs, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1986	St George, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1986	Kr. Ostalb Gschwend, DE	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1986	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1986	Harlem, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1986	Centennial 1NE, US	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	33 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1986. 1986 had 619 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	455
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1