Weather Records on 13 January 1999

679 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1999. Highest significance: Mt Clemens Ang Base, US.

Key Facts for 13 January 1999

On 13 January 1999, 679 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
211 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 636 daily.
Mt Clemens Ang Base set an all-time record snow depth of 63.5 cm (25.0 in) on 13 January 1999.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

679 stations

679 station records on 13 January 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Owatonna	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing Capital City AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dungorm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chaska	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Avondale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tummurrami	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grosse Pointe Farms	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

679 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 138.

Records on 13 January 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	138

Records on 13 January 1999 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 33, daily 636.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

515 broken records

Margins by which the 515 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1999

Top 20 records on 13 January 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1999	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	all-time snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	94 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 January 1999	Yale 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1999	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1999	Owatonna, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1999	Pratten, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1999	Mt Pulaski, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1999	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1999	Angola, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1999	Wheatfield, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1999	Howell Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1999	Lowell Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1999	Montpelier, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1999	Peru, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1999	Albion, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1999	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	all-time snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1999	Lansing Capital City AP, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1999	Dungorm, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1999	Pocahontas, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1999	Portageville 1N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1999	Chaska, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	50 years	46 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1999. 1999 had 679 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	424
50 to 100	48
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1