Weather Records on 21 January 2013

455 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 2013. Highest significance: Abu Hamed, SD.

Key Facts for 21 January 2013

On 21 January 2013, 455 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
204 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 445 daily.
Abu Hamed set a daily record precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 21 January 2013.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

455 stations

455 station records on 21 January 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bergschenhoek	Netherlands	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zavizan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goedereede	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schoondijke	Netherlands	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilhelminadorp-1	Netherlands	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wattisham	United Kingdom	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.4 cm (16.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heiloo	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stavenisse	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raton Muni Crews Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ritthem	Netherlands	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Gilead 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sarh	Chad	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kastamonu	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mena Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.0 mm (8.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pindari Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vrouwenpolder	Netherlands	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Kruis	Netherlands	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rome 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sarh	Chad	Record high maximum temperature	41.6 C (106.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ogulin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Howe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Paul Dwtn AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ouesso	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Samaria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saratow	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atakpane	Togo	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brewerton Lock 23	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Qu Xian	China	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minya	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rafic Hariri Intl	Lebanon	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haamstede	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mouyondzi	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Delft	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kotel'nikovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Edirne	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

455 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 48, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 75.

Records on 21 January 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	75

Records on 21 January 2013 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 445.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

358 broken records

Margins by which the 358 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 2013

Top 20 records on 21 January 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 2013	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2013	Hambantota, LK	daily high max	34.2 C (93.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	106 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2013	Bergschenhoek, NL	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2013	Zavizan, HR	daily rain	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2013	Goedereede, NL	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2013	Schoondijke, NL	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2013	Wilhelminadorp-1, NL	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2013	Wattisham, GB	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2013	McDermitt, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	120 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2013	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	13.4 C (56.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2013	Erie Intl AP, US	monthly snowfall	41.4 cm (16.3 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2013	Tetonia Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2013	Enngonia (Belalie), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2013	Bamboo Creek, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2013	Heiloo, NL	monthly snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2013	Stavenisse, NL	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2013	Fulton, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2013	Raton Muni Crews Fld AP, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2013	Osijek, HR	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	77 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2013	Ritthem, NL	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	50 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

1793 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2013. 2013 had 455 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,386
2026	201

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	338
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1