Weather Records on 13 January 2015

916 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 2015. Highest significance: Uraidla, AU.

Key Facts for 13 January 2015

On 13 January 2015, 916 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
270 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 901 daily.
Uraidla set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 13 January 2015.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

916 stations

916 station records on 13 January 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Warracknabeal (Ailsa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Yongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kalangadoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Perponda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clear Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Spalding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jajome Alto	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Heino_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Afyon	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coomandook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Karoonda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill (Woorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Macarthur (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Geranium	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mindarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lofty (Cleland Conservat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nildottie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdownie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Narrina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lowaldie (Carramar Stud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shantou	China	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Moolooloo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Burtundy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murrayville (Ngallo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent (Twilight Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson (Anda-Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Black Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lameroo (Desford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

916 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 166, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 487, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 13 January 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	166
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	487
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 13 January 2015 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 901.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

838 broken records

Margins by which the 838 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 2015

Top 20 records on 13 January 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 2015	Uraidla, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	120 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2015	Warracknabeal (Ailsa), AU	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2015	Yongala, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2015	Branxholme (Bassett), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2015	Kingston SE, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	120 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2015	Kalangadoo, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2015	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2015	Natimuk, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2015	Perponda, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2015	Richfield, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	99 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2015	Clear Lake, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2015	Horsham Polkemmet Rd, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2015	Spalding, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2015	Jajome Alto, PR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2015	Orroroo (Black Rock), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2015	Dutton, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2015	Heino_1, NL	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2015	Afyon, TR	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2015	Sedan, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2015	Coomandook, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	56 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

1794 to 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2015. 2015 had 916 records.

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

Records on 01-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1799	2
1837	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1864	2
1867	1
1870	2
1871	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	3
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	5
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	6
1896	4
1897	2
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	4
1904	23
1905	5
1906	9
1907	14
1908	17
1909	8
1910	45
1911	60
1912	104
1913	6
1914	58
1915	14
1916	49
1917	39
1918	102
1919	23
1920	87
1921	55
1922	104
1923	72
1924	68
1925	418
1926	62
1927	189
1928	638
1929	116
1930	310
1931	102
1932	1,183
1933	115
1934	232
1935	174
1936	220
1937	284
1938	235
1939	357
1940	324
1941	415
1942	318
1943	377
1944	373
1945	507
1946	212
1947	341
1948	533
1949	420
1950	1,141
1951	400
1952	375
1953	669
1954	427
1955	261
1956	469
1957	552
1958	327
1959	347
1960	968
1961	264
1962	711
1963	1,727
1964	995
1965	320
1966	652
1967	470
1968	1,024
1969	615
1970	468
1971	827
1972	1,221
1973	928
1974	762
1975	916
1976	683
1977	889
1978	487
1979	1,801
1980	1,246
1981	1,168
1982	1,381
1983	1,131
1984	657
1985	923
1986	619
1987	1,851
1988	674
1989	769
1990	517
1991	627
1992	841
1993	2,132
1994	1,264
1995	1,729
1996	1,855
1997	2,435
1998	1,001
1999	679
2000	966
2001	662
2002	1,219
2003	566
2004	769
2005	1,883
2006	1,104
2007	2,370
2008	398
2009	875
2010	800
2011	1,358
2012	433
2013	1,645
2014	370
2015	916
2016	422
2017	1,126
2018	961
2019	479
2020	611
2021	631
2022	754
2023	741
2024	1,987
2025	436
2026	1,150

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Data for records on 2015-01-13: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-14 (14 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	809
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1