Weather Records on 31 January 2013

1,397 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 2013. Highest significance: Banner Elk, US.

Key Facts for 31 January 2013

On 31 January 2013, 1,397 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
651 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,352 daily.
Banner Elk set a daily record precipitation of 83.6 mm (3.3 in) on 31 January 2013.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,397 stations

1,397 station records on 31 January 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.8 cm (14.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Copper Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Galax Radio Wbrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Blacksburg Nwso	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Meadows of Dan 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pearisburg 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Transou	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fletcher 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tye Rvr 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Putneyville 2 SE Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woolwine 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Toxaway 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pisgah Forest 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Galeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tazewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Covington Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Radford 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Summersville Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ball Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barbourville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mitchell	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bluestone Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quicksand	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morristown Radio Wcrk	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,397 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 421, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 230, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 598, Heaviest daily snowfall 96, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 31 January 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	421
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	230
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	598
Heaviest daily snowfall	96
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 31 January 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 45, daily 1,352.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,230 broken records

Margins by which the 1,230 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 609.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 2013

Top 20 records on 31 January 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 2013	Banner Elk, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	99 years	78 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2013	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	87 years	74 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2013	Purcellville, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2013	Munising, US	daily snowfall	35.8 cm (14.1 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	100 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2013	Buchanan, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2013	Winchester 7 SE, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2013	Copper Hill, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2013	Hamburg, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	99 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2013	Galax Radio Wbrf, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2013	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2013	Blacksburg Nwso, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2013	Meadows of Dan 5 SW, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2013	Pearisburg 4 SSE, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2013	Transou, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2013	Wellsboro 4 SW, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2013	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2013	Fletcher 3 W, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2013	Somerset, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2013	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snowfall	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	60.9 cm (24.0 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2013	Staunton Wtp, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	59 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

1800 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2013. 2013 had 1,397 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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	1,213
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1