Weather Records on 22 January 2013

785 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 2013. Highest significance: Merluna, AU.

Key Facts for 22 January 2013

On 22 January 2013, 785 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 325 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 778 daily.
Merluna set a daily record precipitation of 202.4 mm (8.0 in) on 22 January 2013.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

785 stations

785 station records on 22 January 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Merluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mena Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tahquamenon Falls Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilhelminadorp-1	Netherlands	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schoondijke	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.8 mm (6.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heiloo	Netherlands	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	296.0 mm (11.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kareeya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gigant	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gudermes	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.0 mm (9.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Esquel Aero	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bergschenhoek	Netherlands	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kotel'nikovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sofia	Bulgaria	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwillard Dashields L&D	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nes (Ameland)	Netherlands	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cordes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roodeschool	Netherlands	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Quiaca Observato	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dorset	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Partoun	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ndjamena	Chad	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sarh	Chad	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bet Dagan	Israel	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuw Buinen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

785 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 174, Lowest daily maximum 258, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 90, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 83.

Records on 22 January 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	174
Lowest daily maximum	258
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	83

Records on 22 January 2013 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 4, daily 778.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

598 broken records

Margins by which the 598 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 2013

Top 20 records on 22 January 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 2013	Merluna, AU	daily rain	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2013	Bennetts Brg, US	daily snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2013	Kowanyama Airport, AU	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2013	Mena Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	216.6 mm (8.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2013	Tahquamenon Falls Sp, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2013	Wilhelminadorp-1, NL	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2013	Schoondijke, NL	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2013	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2013	Montague 4 NW, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	106 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2013	Aurukun Shire Council, AU	daily rain	173.8 mm (6.8 in)	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2013	Goshen Station, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2013	Heiloo, NL	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2013	McDermitt, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	120 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2013	Bennetts Brg, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2013	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily high max	15.3 C (59.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2013	Elsinore, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	113 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2013	South Johnstone Exp STN, AU	daily rain	296.0 mm (11.7 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2013	Wendover AP AWOS, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2013	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2013	Oskaloosa, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	98 years	39 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 785 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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 100	591
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1