Weather Records on 13 January 2008

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 2008. Highest significance: Sao Paulo (Aeroport, BR.

Key Facts for 13 January 2008

On 13 January 2008, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 384 daily.
Sao Paulo (Aeroport set an all-time record daily precipitation of 301.0 mm (11.9 in) on 13 January 2008.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

398 stations

398 station records on 13 January 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sao Paulo (Aeroport	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	301.0 mm (11.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Science Garden	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Strathtay Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalajoki Pitkasenkyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aberporth	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sivas	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-26.4 C (-15.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-29.8 C (-21.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turkmen-Bashi	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mashhad	Iran	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tamdy	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.8 mm (6.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sivas	Turkey	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kyra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paso de Arocha	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Larrakeyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inorunie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Alice	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-25.7 C (-14.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tamdy	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
J.G.H. van der Wath Airp	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mashhad	Iran	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Horinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-35.2 C (-31.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Urgench	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeo (the Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Real del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dashauz	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Slogan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palizada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 73, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 13 January 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	73
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 13 January 2008 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 9, daily 384.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

316 broken records

Margins by which the 316 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 2008

Top 20 records on 13 January 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 2008	Sao Paulo (Aeroport, BR	all-time rain	301.0 mm (11.9 in)	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	36 years	77 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2008	Grand Marais, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2008	Glendower Station, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2008	Science Garden, PH	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2008	Milan, IT	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	140 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2008	Ft Morgan, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2008	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily low min	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2008	Torrens Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	113 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2008	Malboona, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2008	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	113 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2008	Strathtay Station, AU	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2008	Darwin Airport, AU	daily rain	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2008	Kalajoki Pitkasenkyla, FI	monthly rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2008	Aberporth, GB	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2008	Sivas, TR	all-time low min	-26.4 C (-15.5 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2008	Kazalinsk, KZ	daily low min	-29.8 C (-21.6 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2008	Tuba City, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2008	Vinton, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2008	Meeker, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2008	Turkmen-Bashi, TM	daily low min	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	10.1 C (18.2 F)	33 years	40 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2008. 2008 had 398 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 25	290
25 to 50	10
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1