Weather Records on 13 January 1995

1,729 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1995. Highest significance: Die Hoogte, ZA.

Key Facts for 13 January 1995

On 13 January 1995, 1,729 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,066 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,671 daily.
Die Hoogte set an all-time record daily precipitation of 174.5 mm (6.9 in) on 13 January 1995.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

1,729 stations

1,729 station records on 13 January 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Die Hoogte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Coorow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grootvlakte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oden 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bellrock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivan	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Thornton 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Three Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mingenew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Maltee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Langlois #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yandanooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stover	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adolphskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilburton 9 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hee Mtn Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meckering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Drake Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alsvag I Versteralen II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bardwell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bolgart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,729 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 448, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 618, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 567, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 13 January 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	448
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	618
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	567
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 13 January 1995 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 54, daily 1,671.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,412 broken records

Margins by which the 1,412 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1995

Top 20 records on 13 January 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1995	Die Hoogte, ZA	all-time rain	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 January 1995	Steinkopf (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	114 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 January 1995	Ceduna Post Office, AU	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1995	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	112 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1995	Coorow, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1995	Uitenhage, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1995	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1995	Grootvlakte, ZA	daily rain	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1995	Alicedale, ZA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1995	Oden 1 SE, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1995	Steynsburg, ZA	all-time rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1995	Bellrock, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1995	Hobart 2 WNW, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1995	Sullivan, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1995	Thornton 1SSE, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1995	Three Springs, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1995	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1995	Mingenew, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1995	Coloso, PR	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1995	Ceduna (Maltee), AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	53 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1995. 1995 had 1,729 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 20	1,292
20 to 40	82
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2