Weather Records on 13 January 2013

1,645 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 2013. Highest significance: Hardy, US.

Key Facts for 13 January 2013

On 13 January 2013, 1,645 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
820 were record highs and 405 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 105 monthly and 1,533 daily.
Hardy set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 13 January 2013.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

1,645 stations

1,645 station records on 13 January 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ellijay	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Waltonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Celina 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sarah 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alps	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Qulin	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koran	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne 5W	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,645 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 400, Lowest daily maximum 223, Highest daily minimum 420, Lowest daily minimum 182, Heaviest daily rainfall 376, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 13 January 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	400
Lowest daily maximum	223
Highest daily minimum	420
Lowest daily minimum	182
Heaviest daily rainfall	376
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 13 January 2013 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 105, daily 1,533.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,316 broken records

Margins by which the 1,316 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 2013

Top 20 records on 13 January 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 2013	Hardy, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	113 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 January 2013	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	113 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 January 2013	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	103 years	79 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2013	Williamsville, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2013	Corning, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	113 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2013	Samburg Wr, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	83 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2013	Danville, US	monthly rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2013	Burnerbinmah, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2013	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	113 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2013	Calico Rock 2 WSW, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	83 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2013	Williams 3 SW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	81 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2013	Saint Francis, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	83 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2013	Elizabethtown, US	monthly rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2013	Jasper, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2013	Vincennes 4 E, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2013	Ellijay, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2013	Marble Hill, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2013	Olney 2S, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2013	Berne Wwtp, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2013	Olmsted L&D, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	83 years	59 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 1,645 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 50	1,289
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1