Weather Records on 13 January 2003

566 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 2003. Highest significance: Sonnblick, AT.

Key Facts for 13 January 2003

On 13 January 2003, 566 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
307 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 541 daily.
Sonnblick set a monthly record daily precipitation of 81.1 mm (3.2 in) on 13 January 2003.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

566 stations

566 station records on 13 January 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sibu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.6 C (-17.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chipinge	Zimbabwe	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wornitz-Bottenweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison Gulch Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eleven Mile Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Andres	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saragt	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Abelardo L. Rodriguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashgabat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Las Perlas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Van	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Callejones	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carrera Larga	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Presa la Concepcion	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Veraval	India	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carrera Larga	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calvert Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sarh	Chad	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Atepec	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colonia Morelos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Porto	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kinloss	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mohyliv-Podilskyi	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Izium	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fada N'Gourma	Burkina Faso	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kerman	Iran	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

566 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 13 January 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 13 January 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 541.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

424 broken records

Margins by which the 424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 2003

Top 20 records on 13 January 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 2003	Sonnblick, AT	monthly rain	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2003	Sibu, MY	daily rain	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2003	Koolpinyah, AU	monthly rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2003	Presa Colorines (Cfe), MX	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2003	Volta Ph, US	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2003	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2003	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high min	23.6 C (74.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2003	Daly Waters AWS, AU	daily low max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2003	Bridgetown Comparison, AU	daily low min	3.6 C (38.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2003	Gospic, HR	daily low min	-27.6 C (-17.7 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2003	Chipinge, ZW	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2003	Chardzhev, TM	daily high max	18.8 C (65.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2003	Darwin Airport, AU	daily rain	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2003	Sandnas, SE	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2003	Wornitz-Bottenweiler, DE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2003	Harrison Gulch Rs, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2003	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2003	Geraldton Airport, AU	daily low min	10.2 C (50.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2003	San Jose de Gracia, MX	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2003	Huetamo, MX	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	65 years	31 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2003. 2003 had 566 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	413
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2