Weather Records on 13 January 2017

1,126 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 2017. Highest significance: Lock, AU.

Key Facts for 13 January 2017

On 13 January 2017, 1,126 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
681 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 1,102 daily.
Lock set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 13 January 2017.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

1,126 stations

1,126 station records on 13 January 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.7 mm (5.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Grizzly	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ceduna AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Prineville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Penong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Talagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Loksmyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rabbit Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flinders Chase (Rocky River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Slippery Rock 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nullarbor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartline	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mogoca	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Kgw-Tv	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,126 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 386, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 295, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 95.

Records on 13 January 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	386
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	295
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	95

Records on 13 January 2017 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 21, daily 1,102.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

891 broken records

Margins by which the 891 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 2017

Top 20 records on 13 January 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 2017	Lock, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2017	Dubois, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2017	Margaret River Station, AU	daily rain	129.7 mm (5.1 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	89 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2017	Grizzly, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	80 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2017	Clifton Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	107 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2017	Ceduna AMO, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2017	Prineville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	101 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2017	Penong, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2017	Nundroo, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2017	Moffit 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2017	Warren 3 S, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	117 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2017	Talagai, AU	daily rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2017	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2017	Kennewick, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	117 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2017	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2017	Belltower, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2017	Loksmyr, NO	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2017	New Castle 1 N, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2017	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2017	The Dalles, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	108 years	48 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2017. 2017 had 1,126 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	1,151

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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 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	865
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	1