Weather Records on 8 January 2013

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 2013. Highest significance: Ft Worth NAS, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 2013

On 8 January 2013, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
219 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 376 daily.
Ft Worth NAS set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 8 January 2013.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 559 records.

Record Map

398 stations

398 station records on 8 January 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Worth NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dal-Ftw Wscmo AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Gurion	Israel	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leonora	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	48.3 C (118.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.3 C (108.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow/Amausi	India	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelirrie	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	47.9 C (118.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beer Sheva	Israel	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Mill	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrahwood	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wiluna	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	48.0 C (118.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chapman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ferris	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Samaria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bencubbin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grunnfjord - Stakken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edom	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meekatharra Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	47.1 C (116.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manjimup	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cooper Landing 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cotonou	Benin	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tecuala	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albany Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.7 C (110.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chileka	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Lerdo (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Drewsey	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Topeka ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.1 C (104.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thredbo Village	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Callao	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carnamah	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.6 C (112.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sitiawan	Malaysia	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natoma	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 8 January 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 8 January 2013 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 11, daily 376.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

335 broken records

Margins by which the 335 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 2013

Top 20 records on 8 January 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 2013	Ft Worth NAS, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2013	Dal-Ftw Wscmo AP, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2013	Ben Gurion, IL	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2013	Franklin 3 NW, US	monthly rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2013	Donnybrook, AU	daily high min	24.5 C (76.1 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2013	Manati 2 E, PR	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2013	San Marcos, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2013	Leonora, AU	all-time high max	48.3 C (118.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2013	Carville 2 SW, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2013	Abilene, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2013	Dallas FAA AP, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2013	Pemberton, AU	daily high min	23.8 C (74.8 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2013	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	33.0 C (91.4 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2013	Albany, AU	daily high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2013	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	42.3 C (108.1 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2013	Lucknow/Amausi, IN	all-time low min	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2013	Jokkmokk, SE	daily snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2013	Luling, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2013	Baton Rouge Metro AP, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2013	Yeelirrie, AU	all-time high max	47.9 C (118.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	21 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

1806 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2013. 2013 had 398 records.

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

Records on 01-08 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1839	1
1841	1
1846	1
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1858	2
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	5
1880	1
1882	2
1884	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	10
1906	9
1907	24
1908	25
1909	12
1910	9
1911	13
1912	49
1913	35
1914	39
1915	51
1916	33
1917	23
1918	83
1919	91
1920	68
1921	43
1922	243
1923	165
1924	112
1925	70
1926	245
1927	107
1928	291
1929	183
1930	810
1931	104
1932	173
1933	243
1934	450
1935	824
1936	714
1937	1,703
1938	207
1939	619
1940	560
1941	414
1942	1,643
1943	371
1944	228
1945	520
1946	476
1947	238
1948	566
1949	463
1950	290
1951	387
1952	341
1953	669
1954	362
1955	167
1956	402
1957	616
1958	658
1959	295
1960	422
1961	236
1962	780
1963	692
1964	437
1965	1,185
1966	443
1967	463
1968	1,675
1969	651
1970	1,713
1971	730
1972	516
1973	1,496
1974	1,171
1975	957
1976	1,215
1977	537
1978	805
1979	1,640
1980	569
1981	589
1982	1,320
1983	598
1984	604
1985	1,545
1986	654
1987	820
1988	1,644
1989	1,900
1990	1,161
1991	872
1992	1,640
1993	1,525
1994	1,224
1995	783
1996	2,009
1997	1,203
1998	2,895
1999	1,107
2000	605
2001	954
2002	1,628
2003	1,362
2004	684
2005	1,764
2006	1,204
2007	1,003
2008	2,350
2009	761
2010	2,002
2011	885
2012	591
2013	398
2014	1,398
2015	1,311
2016	748
2017	1,045
2018	620
2019	522
2020	565
2021	590
2022	698
2023	426
2024	1,170
2025	597
2026	1,053

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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 20	311
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1