Weather Records on 13 January 2002

1,219 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 2002. Highest significance: Pendzhikent, TJ.

Key Facts for 13 January 2002

On 13 January 2002, 1,219 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
510 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,183 daily.
Pendzhikent set an all-time record daily precipitation of 87.9 mm (3.5 in) on 13 January 2002.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

1,219 stations

1,219 station records on 13 January 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pendzhikent	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Carrington 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
El Guarda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose Iturbide (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Solis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salvatierra	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amealco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zitlaltepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Francisco Trinidad Fabe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huitzilac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Begoa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Los Rodriguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Empleado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zitlaltepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres Timilpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zacualpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Apaseo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Tejas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arroyo Frio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Puebla (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Mezquital KM. 150	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Villa Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Temascales	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Temixco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Ameca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ticuman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Planta Ramos Millan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alroy Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cortazar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrera Larga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zapopan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aratichanguio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuernavaca (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Texcoco (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Isidro Canoas Altas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lingling	China	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abasolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,219 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 231, Lowest daily maximum 155, Highest daily minimum 279, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 457, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 13 January 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	231
Lowest daily maximum	155
Highest daily minimum	279
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	457
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 13 January 2002 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 31, daily 1,183.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,045 broken records

Margins by which the 1,045 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 2002

Top 20 records on 13 January 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 2002	Pendzhikent, TJ	all-time rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	73 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2002	Ekalaka, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	99 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2002	Ixmiquilpan (Smn), MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2002	Ocampo, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2002	Carrington 4 N, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2002	Moroleon, MX	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2002	Celaya (Smn), MX	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2002	El Guarda, MX	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2002	Santa Rosa, MX	monthly rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2002	San Jose Iturbide (Smn), MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2002	Presa Solis, MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2002	Salvatierra, MX	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2002	Santa Rita, MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2002	Amealco, MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2002	Zitlaltepec, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2002	San Jeronimito, MX	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2002	Presa Francisco Trinidad Fabe, MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2002	Huitzilac, MX	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2002	La Begoa, MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2002	Los Rodriguez, MX	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	47 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2002. 2002 had 1,219 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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Data for records on 2002-01-13: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,022
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1