Weather Records on 13 January 2012

433 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 2012. Highest significance: Hillside Station, AU.

Key Facts for 13 January 2012

On 13 January 2012, 433 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 424 daily.
Hillside Station set a daily record precipitation of 111.2 mm (4.4 in) on 13 January 2012.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

433 stations

433 station records on 13 January 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marillana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cossack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkaska	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Park Forest Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geraldine	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Locke 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dziuche	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newman Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Copainala	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cundancito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kuantan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	299.7 mm (11.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record snow depth	198.1 cm (78.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria Intl	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Andres Lagunas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	104.0 cm (40.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bakersfield AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carnegie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kerman	Iran	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bombana (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conowingo Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amga	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-55.8 C (-68.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Sariang	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston Radio Wliv	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenoom	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leonora	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tengchong	China	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Cantil	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

433 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 13 January 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 13 January 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 424.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

344 broken records

Margins by which the 344 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 661.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 2012

Top 20 records on 13 January 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 2012	Hillside Station, AU	daily rain	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2012	Marillana, AU	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2012	Bergland Dam, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2012	Watertown AP, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2012	Cossack, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2012	Tonsina, US	daily snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2012	Kalkaska, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2012	Yarrie, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2012	Wallal Downs, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2012	Surat Thani, TH	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2012	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	113 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2012	Park Forest Water, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2012	Chiconautla, MX	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2012	Three Rivers, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2012	Aledo, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2012	Mellen 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2012	Marengo, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2012	Geraldine, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2012	Norwich, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2012	Locke 2 W, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	52 years	34 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2012. 2012 had 433 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	334
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1