Weather Records on 19 January 2013

583 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 2013. Highest significance: Kia Ora, AU.

Key Facts for 19 January 2013

On 19 January 2013, 583 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 575 daily.
Kia Ora set a daily record precipitation of 134.5 mm (5.3 in) on 19 January 2013.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

583 stations

583 station records on 19 January 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kia Ora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toulouse-Blagnac	France	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oviedo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bergschenhoek	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kurdjali	Bulgaria	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarbes - Ossun	France	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jaen (Instituto)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-36.6 C (-33.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prastkulla	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harsfjarden	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tullinge A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.3 C (-17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pyramid Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oxelosund	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Howe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cherokee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

583 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 89, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 19 January 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 19 January 2013 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 4, daily 575.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

465 broken records

Margins by which the 465 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 2013

Top 20 records on 19 January 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 2013	Kia Ora, AU	daily rain	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2013	Toulouse-Blagnac, FR	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2013	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	112 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2013	Santaquin Chlorinator, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2013	Oviedo, ES	daily rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2013	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high max	23.0 C (73.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2013	Dijon-Longvic, FR	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2013	Grants Pass, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2013	Belle Plaine, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2013	McDermitt, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	120 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2013	Mount Amhurst, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2013	Bergschenhoek, NL	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2013	Lisboa Geofisica, PT	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2013	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2013	Daly Waters AWS, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2013	Dehradun, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2013	Clarinda, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	117 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2013	Perry, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2013	S Haven, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2013	Lynch, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112 years	40 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

1796 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2013. 2013 had 583 records.

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

Records on 01-19 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1804	1
1822	1
1838	1
1843	1
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1871	1
1873	2
1874	2
1875	6
1876	5
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	1
1893	5
1894	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	7
1899	17
1900	8
1901	6
1902	5
1903	11
1904	26
1905	6
1906	6
1907	30
1908	7
1909	11
1910	37
1911	16
1912	11
1913	6
1914	39
1915	101
1916	46
1917	102
1918	66
1919	17
1920	116
1921	53
1922	45
1923	81
1924	141
1925	228
1926	190
1927	223
1928	526
1929	444
1930	617
1931	240
1932	160
1933	479
1934	147
1935	634
1936	777
1937	1,019
1938	361
1939	221
1940	1,781
1941	285
1942	471
1943	1,183
1944	452
1945	334
1946	850
1947	253
1948	540
1949	704
1950	1,044
1951	748
1952	704
1953	421
1954	276
1955	375
1956	457
1957	389
1958	627
1959	439
1960	368
1961	373
1962	1,086
1963	961
1964	327
1965	349
1966	583
1967	532
1968	759
1969	669
1970	1,128
1971	1,056
1972	636
1973	677
1974	964
1975	662
1976	846
1977	1,566
1978	953
1979	1,535
1980	656
1981	1,054
1982	776
1983	548
1984	1,499
1985	606
1986	1,737
1987	1,321
1988	1,377
1989	999
1990	1,356
1991	542
1992	757
1993	900
1994	2,752
1995	1,036
1996	1,824
1997	817
1998	784
1999	1,081
2000	1,061
2001	854
2002	712
2003	692
2004	813
2005	974
2006	1,418
2007	1,917
2008	1,731
2009	817
2010	814
2011	595
2012	1,133
2013	583
2014	489
2015	432
2016	682
2017	886
2018	622
2019	478
2020	428
2021	462
2022	456
2023	1,340
2024	828
2025	1,267
2026	293

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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	443
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2