Weather Records on 17 January 2013

643 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 2013. Highest significance: Pinson, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 2013

On 17 January 2013, 643 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 628 daily.
Pinson set a daily record snowfall of 9.4 cm (3.7 in) on 17 January 2013.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

643 stations

643 station records on 17 January 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maun	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bergschenhoek	Netherlands	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boca del Cerro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wise 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mactun	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prentiss	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bremo Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bluefield Mercer Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nozovka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Douglas AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dugway	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nabesna	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camarillo AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tepetitan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jasper 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka WFO Woodley Is	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ritthem	Netherlands	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ukhta Kalevala	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Northway AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Djambala	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Burrero	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jalapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oxolotan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jerez de la Frontera	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rye Patch Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater Hydro	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fern Ridge-Veneta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

643 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 17 January 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 17 January 2013 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 628.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

529 broken records

Margins by which the 529 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 142.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 2013

Top 20 records on 17 January 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 2013	Pinson, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2013	Maun, BW	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2013	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	15.3 C (59.5 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	108 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2013	Laverton, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2013	Bergschenhoek, NL	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2013	Hambantota, LK	daily high max	32.4 C (90.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2013	Boca del Cerro, MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2013	Orovada 3 W, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2013	Lynchburg Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2013	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2013	Milledgeville, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2013	Lowell, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2013	Burkes Garden, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2013	Wise 1SE, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2013	Mactun, MX	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2013	Eupora 2 E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2013	Walnut Grove, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2013	Prentiss, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2013	Bremo Bluff, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2013	Bluefield Mercer Co AP, US	daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	19 years	38 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

1795 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2013. 2013 had 643 records.

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

Records on 01-17 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1802	1
1804	1
1805	2
1809	1
1812	1
1820	1
1826	2
1828	1
1838	2
1845	3
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1893	5
1894	5
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1899	5
1900	5
1901	1
1902	4
1903	3
1904	9
1905	2
1906	19
1907	38
1908	10
1909	13
1910	21
1911	49
1912	8
1913	66
1914	13
1915	19
1916	47
1917	32
1918	37
1919	45
1920	148
1921	70
1922	25
1923	122
1924	278
1925	184
1926	118
1927	144
1928	309
1929	118
1930	942
1931	130
1932	489
1933	203
1934	120
1935	444
1936	377
1937	196
1938	323
1939	375
1940	566
1941	644
1942	601
1943	1,086
1944	333
1945	511
1946	1,089
1947	354
1948	613
1949	566
1950	731
1951	535
1952	773
1953	531
1954	632
1955	303
1956	431
1957	1,040
1958	555
1959	760
1960	657
1961	537
1962	625
1963	537
1964	450
1965	1,180
1966	275
1967	423
1968	400
1969	526
1970	931
1971	871
1972	884
1973	1,147
1974	1,327
1975	647
1976	717
1977	2,352
1978	1,458
1979	1,182
1980	601
1981	821
1982	1,899
1983	592
1984	888
1985	988
1986	848
1987	1,375
1988	751
1989	745
1990	1,986
1991	776
1992	958
1993	1,685
1994	1,805
1995	1,186
1996	1,353
1997	791
1998	832
1999	775
2000	1,060
2001	744
2002	505
2003	764
2004	1,245
2005	682
2006	1,055
2007	1,911
2008	1,114
2009	851
2010	876
2011	972
2012	847
2013	643
2014	548
2015	489
2016	458
2017	1,002
2018	1,273
2019	582
2020	828
2021	375
2022	1,022
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	370

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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	459
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1