Weather Records on 18 January 2013

709 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 2013. Highest significance: Bones I Bardu, NO.

Key Facts for 18 January 2013

On 18 January 2013, 709 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
277 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 688 daily.
Bones I Bardu set a daily record precipitation of 41.0 mm (1.6 in) on 18 January 2013.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

709 stations

709 station records on 18 January 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Leon Virgen del Camino	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burgos-Villafria	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Asturias/Aviles	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Dale 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mactun	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bardufoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saetermoen II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oviedo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Radford 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bergschenhoek	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bent Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reidsville 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna/Alvedro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concord 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Old Delamere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alsvag I Versteralen II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yadkinville 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bishopville 1.4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altavista	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brookneal	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

709 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 18 January 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	148
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 18 January 2013 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 9, daily 688.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

606 broken records

Margins by which the 606 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 2013

Top 20 records on 18 January 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 2013	Bones I Bardu, NO	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2013	Leon Virgen del Camino, ES	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2013	Burkes Garden, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2013	Dehradun, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2013	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	16.4 C (61.5 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2013	Jodhpur, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2013	Burgos-Villafria, ES	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2013	Martinsville Fltr Plt, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2013	Mt Holly 4 NE, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2013	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2013	Asturias/Aviles, ES	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2013	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2013	Trout Dale 3 SSE, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2013	Mactun, MX	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2013	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2013	Bardufoss, NO	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2013	Saetermoen II, NO	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2013	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2013	Buckingham, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	112 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2013	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	46 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 709 records.

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

Records on 01-18 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1804	2
1809	1
1828	2
1834	2
1838	2
1841	1
1844	1
1845	1
1849	1
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	4
1877	1
1879	1
1883	1
1886	2
1887	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	2
1893	5
1894	8
1895	3
1896	7
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	4
1902	1
1903	2
1904	21
1905	16
1906	30
1907	8
1908	15
1909	5
1910	50
1911	101
1912	5
1913	58
1914	30
1915	57
1916	53
1917	53
1918	65
1919	38
1920	109
1921	72
1922	28
1923	166
1924	62
1925	188
1926	233
1927	233
1928	451
1929	588
1930	951
1931	235
1932	221
1933	343
1934	136
1935	400
1936	385
1937	475
1938	194
1939	285
1940	1,364
1941	277
1942	617
1943	1,380
1944	589
1945	363
1946	1,142
1947	290
1948	717
1949	664
1950	1,184
1951	748
1952	440
1953	444
1954	347
1955	487
1956	387
1957	830
1958	345
1959	613
1960	561
1961	287
1962	652
1963	478
1964	302
1965	537
1966	369
1967	523
1968	508
1969	616
1970	796
1971	953
1972	729
1973	1,334
1974	1,077
1975	822
1976	835
1977	2,053
1978	1,365
1979	997
1980	517
1981	1,072
1982	1,267
1983	581
1984	1,630
1985	536
1986	1,359
1987	1,419
1988	825
1989	679
1990	1,536
1991	612
1992	718
1993	1,383
1994	2,673
1995	907
1996	2,155
1997	1,026
1998	887
1999	909
2000	1,141
2001	639
2002	554
2003	826
2004	662
2005	807
2006	1,229
2007	2,059
2008	947
2009	682
2010	720
2011	755
2012	914
2013	709
2014	442
2015	526
2016	599
2017	799
2018	1,032
2019	490
2020	932
2021	371
2022	423
2023	941
2024	1,075
2025	988
2026	351

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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 50	573
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1