Weather Records on 13 January 2005

1,883 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 2005. Highest significance: Manistee 3SE, US.

Key Facts for 13 January 2005

On 13 January 2005, 1,883 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,295 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 1,808 daily.
Manistee 3SE set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 13 January 2005.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

1,883 stations

1,883 station records on 13 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dowagiac 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Franklin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maracay - B.A. Sucr	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saverton L&D 22	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivan	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Free Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Medora 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Park Forest Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sebewaing	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,883 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 681, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 614, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 381, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 13 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	681
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	614
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	381
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 13 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 73, daily 1,808.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,518 broken records

Margins by which the 1,518 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 2005

Top 20 records on 13 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 2005	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2005	Palestine, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	75 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2005	Alton - Melvin Price L&D, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2005	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2005	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2005	Baldwin, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2005	Wellston Tippy Dam, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2005	Clinton, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2005	Grayling, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2005	Windsor, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2005	Lakeside, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2005	Mora, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	98 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2005	Appleton City, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2005	Paragonah, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2005	Hannibal Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2005	Bad Axe, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2005	Dowagiac 1 W, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2005	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2005	Fredericktown, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2005	New Franklin 1W, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	52 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2005. 2005 had 1,883 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 100	1,505
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1