Weather Records on 14 January 2013

1,619 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 2013. Highest significance: Wongan Hills, AU.

Key Facts for 14 January 2013

On 14 January 2013, 1,619 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
496 were record highs and 716 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,561 daily.
Wongan Hills set a daily record precipitation of 69.2 mm (2.7 in) on 14 January 2013.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

1,619 stations

1,619 station records on 14 January 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wongan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Fort Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Doongin Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Aleppo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ogilvie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Belka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bolgart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tambrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wattening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nangeenan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dandaragan West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tammin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yorkrakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Willigulli North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Friars Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coodernuppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Doodlakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalkatchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Indarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Binnu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wundi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sailes Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alps	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mumby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hachijojima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chiba	Japan	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Childersburg Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,619 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 423, Highest daily minimum 269, Lowest daily minimum 293, Heaviest daily rainfall 365, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 14 January 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	423
Highest daily minimum	269
Lowest daily minimum	293
Heaviest daily rainfall	365
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 14 January 2013 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 46, daily 1,561.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,332 broken records

Margins by which the 1,332 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 2013

Top 20 records on 14 January 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 2013	Wongan Hills, AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	87 years	76 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2013	Fort Hill, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2013	Doongin Peak, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	93 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2013	New Norcia, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2013	Aleppo, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2013	Kellerberrin, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2013	Tellico Plains, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2013	Ogilvie, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2013	Belka, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	98 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2013	Bolgart, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2013	Tambrey, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2013	Berkshire Valley, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2013	Wattening, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2013	Kitlane, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2013	Nangeenan, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2013	Dandaragan West, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2013	Tammin, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2013	Yorkrakine, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2013	Willigulli North, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2013	Friars Well, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	57 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 1,619 records.

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

Records on 01-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1799	1
1839	1
1852	1
1858	1
1864	3
1866	1
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1878	3
1881	3
1884	2
1885	1
1889	2
1890	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	1
1902	4
1903	2
1904	25
1905	18
1906	10
1907	12
1908	9
1909	23
1910	79
1911	53
1912	53
1913	6
1914	63
1915	36
1916	17
1917	63
1918	134
1919	35
1920	66
1921	74
1922	31
1923	120
1924	48
1925	261
1926	69
1927	119
1928	626
1929	244
1930	713
1931	92
1932	1,117
1933	82
1934	163
1935	253
1936	134
1937	536
1938	425
1939	198
1940	484
1941	481
1942	385
1943	603
1944	489
1945	481
1946	292
1947	497
1948	435
1949	355
1950	930
1951	533
1952	813
1953	629
1954	404
1955	293
1956	397
1957	796
1958	296
1959	243
1960	905
1961	414
1962	485
1963	1,887
1964	1,313
1965	486
1966	300
1967	436
1968	1,198
1969	904
1970	549
1971	706
1972	1,467
1973	645
1974	1,194
1975	718
1976	585
1977	747
1978	859
1979	1,883
1980	1,162
1981	1,042
1982	1,642
1983	685
1984	876
1985	1,211
1986	580
1987	1,305
1988	917
1989	872
1990	588
1991	542
1992	1,143
1993	1,474
1994	1,112
1995	2,049
1996	1,472
1997	1,769
1998	863
1999	754
2000	804
2001	1,140
2002	1,010
2003	524
2004	1,162
2005	1,337
2006	878
2007	2,533
2008	457
2009	841
2010	644
2011	1,565
2012	415
2013	1,619
2014	452
2015	634
2016	434
2017	801
2018	601
2019	349
2020	823
2021	677
2022	529
2023	808
2024	2,058
2025	387
2026	1,202

Download the Data

Data for records on 2013-01-14: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,234
20 to 40	66
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1