Weather Records on 13 January 1991

627 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1991. Highest significance: Semonaiha, KZ.

Key Facts for 13 January 1991

On 13 January 1991, 627 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
373 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 597 daily.
Semonaiha set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 13 January 1991.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

627 stations

627 station records on 13 January 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Semonaiha	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Divinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arizona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.5 mm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kajabbi Kalkadoon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lorraine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	275.0 mm (10.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Numil Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clonagh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kamilaroi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.4 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgonally Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ibertioga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iguatama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coolullah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Estevao Pinto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eddington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lands End Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Ituere	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glassboro 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juazeiro (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fagundes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Trtmt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brinard Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Ajudas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Sobradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

627 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 240, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 13 January 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	240
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 13 January 1991 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 25, daily 597.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

518 broken records

Margins by which the 518 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1991

Top 20 records on 13 January 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1991	Semonaiha, KZ	monthly rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1991	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	all-time rain	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	99 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1991	Divinopolis, BR	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1991	Arizona, AU	daily rain	152.5 mm (6.0 in)	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1991	Croydon Township, AU	daily rain	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1991	Millinocket, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1991	Kajabbi Kalkadoon Hotel, AU	daily rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1991	Lorraine, AU	all-time rain	275.0 mm (10.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1991	Numil Downs Station, AU	daily rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1991	Granada Station, AU	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1991	Canobie, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1991	Clonagh Station, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1991	Augustus Downs Station, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1991	Kamilaroi Station, AU	monthly rain	147.4 mm (5.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1991	Dalgonally Station, AU	all-time rain	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1991	Ibertioga, BR	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1991	Iguatama, BR	daily rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1991	Astrakan, RU	daily high min	5.5 C (41.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1991	Kisinev, MD	daily high min	5.1 C (41.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1991	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	87 years	39 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1991. 1991 had 627 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	488
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1