Weather Records on 11 January 2013

1,468 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 2013. Highest significance: Walnut, US.

Key Facts for 11 January 2013

On 11 January 2013, 1,468 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
858 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,425 daily.
Walnut set a daily record precipitation of 47.5 mm (1.9 in) on 11 January 2013.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,468 stations

1,468 station records on 11 January 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Howe	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Meadville	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Toulon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
City Creek Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	81.8 cm (32.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jess Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jimma	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesville Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow 14 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Kalb	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,468 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 622, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 366, Heaviest daily snowfall 93, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 11 January 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	622
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	366
Heaviest daily snowfall	93
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 11 January 2013 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 37, daily 1,425.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,161 broken records

Margins by which the 1,161 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 183.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 2013

Top 20 records on 11 January 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 2013	Walnut, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 January 2013	Howe, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2013	Meadville, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	91 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2013	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2013	Galva, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2013	Toulon, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2013	City Creek Wtp, US	all-time snowfall	81.8 cm (32.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	27 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2013	Jess Valley, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2013	Jimma, ET	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2013	Ft Assiniboine, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2013	Streator 2SE, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2013	Winnsboro 5 SSE, US	monthly rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2013	Dulacca Truck Stop, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2013	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	122 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2013	Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2013	Galesburg, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2013	Orovada 3 W, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2013	Princeville, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2013	Champaign 3S, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2013	Columbus, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	47 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2013. 2013 had 1,468 records.

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

Records on 01-11 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1840	1
1851	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1871	1
1873	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	1
1896	8
1897	14
1898	5
1899	3
1900	8
1901	6
1902	6
1903	15
1904	3
1905	10
1906	4
1907	9
1908	7
1909	28
1910	50
1911	48
1912	47
1913	32
1914	41
1915	26
1916	79
1917	107
1918	208
1919	17
1920	101
1921	65
1922	131
1923	106
1924	367
1925	116
1926	102
1927	278
1928	589
1929	112
1930	186
1931	115
1932	180
1933	239
1934	192
1935	163
1936	475
1937	325
1938	192
1939	370
1940	419
1941	348
1942	687
1943	206
1944	109
1945	624
1946	325
1947	259
1948	342
1949	970
1950	420
1951	325
1952	214
1953	797
1954	526
1955	214
1956	594
1957	506
1958	344
1959	439
1960	548
1961	414
1962	2,062
1963	1,600
1964	248
1965	431
1966	246
1967	412
1968	1,103
1969	511
1970	539
1971	871
1972	1,400
1973	675
1974	1,878
1975	2,114
1976	685
1977	1,319
1978	654
1979	1,379
1980	1,319
1981	959
1982	2,363
1983	1,486
1984	828
1985	699
1986	873
1987	1,598
1988	1,065
1989	836
1990	1,459
1991	1,469
1992	718
1993	1,883
1994	667
1995	1,297
1996	1,366
1997	1,558
1998	1,165
1999	923
2000	1,122
2001	778
2002	970
2003	752
2004	848
2005	1,539
2006	1,096
2007	994
2008	1,019
2009	682
2010	1,093
2011	1,709
2012	881
2013	1,468
2014	684
2015	533
2016	555
2017	1,124
2018	1,027
2019	345
2020	1,617
2021	702
2022	295
2023	676
2024	614
2025	806
2026	499

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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 25	1,091
25 to 50	28
50 to 75	17
75 to 100	11
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	5
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	4