Weather Records on 13 January 1990

517 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1990. Highest significance: Meadville 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 13 January 1990

On 13 January 1990, 517 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 503 daily.
Meadville 1 S set a monthly record daily precipitation of 77.2 mm (3.0 in) on 13 January 1990.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

517 stations

517 station records on 13 January 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beira	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	255.1 mm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Lake Fc238C	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dailey 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Wyoming)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Sabrina	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Amalia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palmyra	Syria	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wasilla 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madura Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Childs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Los Prietos Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Upper San Leandro Filters	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tierra Amarilla 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Divisa de Anitapolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lidice	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gibraltar Dam #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salsipuedes Gaging STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sinclairville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tototlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.9 C (-48.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lytle Creek Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cooksburg River	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woolners Arm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

517 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 13 January 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 13 January 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 503.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

412 broken records

Margins by which the 412 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 232.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1990

Top 20 records on 13 January 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1990	Meadville 1 S, US	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1990	Thomas, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1990	Beira, MZ	daily rain	255.1 mm (10.0 in)	232.9 mm (9.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1990	Cootamundra Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1990	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1990	Colgate Powerhouse, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1990	Crystal Lake Fc238C, US	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1990	Dailey 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1990	Borenore Store, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1990	Goonumbla (Avondale), AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1990	Durham, GB	daily high max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1990	Bigga (Wyoming), AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1990	Lake Sabrina, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1990	Stillwater Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1990	Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove), AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1990	Porterville, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1990	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1990	Skaneateles, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.5 cm (2.2 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1990	Arhangelsk, RU	daily low max	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	63 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1990	Paso Robles, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	32 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1990. 1990 had 517 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 2026-10-13 (13 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	389
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1