Weather Records on 1 January 2013

703 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 2013. Highest significance: Galveston Scholes Fld, US.

Key Facts for 1 January 2013

On 1 January 2013, 703 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 670 daily.
Galveston Scholes Fld set a daily record precipitation of 101.9 mm (4.0 in) on 1 January 2013.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

703 stations

703 station records on 1 January 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Galveston Scholes Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sandovales	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Milpillas de Arriba	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Malpaso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Las Fraguas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Potrerillos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Ocote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco de Los Romo (Dg	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manjimup	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bungulla North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calvillo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Los Conos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Canutillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Gil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehall	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Plutarco Elias Calles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Tinaja	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peuelas (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cosio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto de la Concepcion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Venadero (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cieneguilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barnard	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Long Is 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kirwin Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

703 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 117.

Records on 1 January 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	117

Records on 1 January 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 670.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

589 broken records

Margins by which the 589 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 2013

Top 20 records on 1 January 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 2013	Galveston Scholes Fld, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2013	Sandovales, MX	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2013	Healy, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	90 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2013	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	115 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2013	Milpillas de Arriba, MX	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2013	Richfield 10 WSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2013	Beaumont Rsch Ctr, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2013	Lake Charles, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2013	Malpaso, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2013	Bison 3NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2013	Cawker City, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2013	Imlay, US	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2013	Palo Alto, MX	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2013	Las Fraguas, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2013	Lakin, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2013	Wakeeney, US	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2013	Presa Potrerillos, MX	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2013	El Ocote, MX	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2013	San Francisco de Los Romo (Dg, MX	monthly rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2013	Orange, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	48 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

1798 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2013. 2013 had 703 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	497
50 to 100	71
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1