Weather Records on 20 January 2013

432 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 2013. Highest significance: Mundagai, AU.

Key Facts for 20 January 2013

On 20 January 2013, 432 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
162 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 426 daily.
Mundagai set an all-time record daily precipitation of 210.0 mm (8.3 in) on 20 January 2013.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

432 stations

432 station records on 20 January 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Beau Maison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mtn City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Willis Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barakula Forest STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zavizan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Springvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mallapunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Possum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lourdes	France	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra (Myloe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha (Emu Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Drillham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rome 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pogibi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ouesso	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sibiti	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westhampton Gabreski AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sola	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hallands_Vadero	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Giligulgul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Samaria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Litke	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dzaore	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bogucar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kanosh	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bahia Blanca Aero	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Esmeralda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

432 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 20 January 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 20 January 2013 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 426.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

331 broken records

Margins by which the 331 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

20 January 2013

Top 20 records on 20 January 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 2013	Mundagai, AU	all-time rain	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 years	76 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2013	Beau Maison, AU	all-time rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2013	Mtn City 2, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2013	Willis Island, AU	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2013	Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla, AU	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2013	Barakula Forest STN, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2013	Halmstad, SE	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2013	Zavizan, HR	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2013	Woleebee Nevasa, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2013	Longvic, FR	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2013	Orovada 3 W, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2013	Ashford (Springvale), AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2013	McDermitt, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	120 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2013	Allerton, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	107 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2013	Mallapunyah, AU	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2013	Possum Park, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2013	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2013	Poronajsk, RU	daily high min	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2013	Belle Plaine, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2013	Schluchtern-Herolz, DE	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	72 years	36 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 432 records.

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

Records on 01-20 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1804	2
1820	1
1844	1
1850	1
1858	2
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1872	1
1874	4
1875	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	4
1885	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	12
1900	15
1901	11
1902	5
1903	4
1904	14
1905	2
1906	25
1907	26
1908	9
1909	30
1910	11
1911	3
1912	7
1913	44
1914	57
1915	153
1916	34
1917	123
1918	71
1919	28
1920	103
1921	45
1922	86
1923	41
1924	298
1925	181
1926	110
1927	381
1928	383
1929	203
1930	540
1931	90
1932	139
1933	441
1934	118
1935	904
1936	602
1937	1,041
1938	219
1939	238
1940	1,147
1941	214
1942	979
1943	1,002
1944	568
1945	302
1946	487
1947	534
1948	422
1949	429
1950	653
1951	958
1952	386
1953	476
1954	791
1955	278
1956	906
1957	349
1958	494
1959	603
1960	329
1961	641
1962	1,162
1963	921
1964	567
1965	283
1966	634
1967	556
1968	1,096
1969	859
1970	1,301
1971	936
1972	823
1973	450
1974	978
1975	688
1976	848
1977	997
1978	1,669
1979	1,158
1980	423
1981	823
1982	958
1983	847
1984	1,957
1985	2,188
1986	1,327
1987	1,063
1988	1,637
1989	955
1990	1,257
1991	562
1992	493
1993	1,327
1994	2,035
1995	1,136
1996	851
1997	658
1998	576
1999	1,368
2000	1,132
2001	667
2002	666
2003	732
2004	451
2005	1,335
2006	1,395
2007	2,143
2008	1,366
2009	738
2010	986
2011	731
2012	848
2013	432
2014	480
2015	413
2016	726
2017	1,370
2018	634
2019	722
2020	498
2021	375
2022	346
2023	778
2024	841
2025	1,599
2026	193

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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	308
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1