Weather Records on 13 January 2018

961 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 2018. Highest significance: Warrawagine, AU.

Key Facts for 13 January 2018

On 13 January 2018, 961 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
381 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 925 daily.
Warrawagine set a daily record precipitation of 113.0 mm (4.4 in) on 13 January 2018.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

961 stations

961 station records on 13 January 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
N Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mtwara	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	286.0 mm (11.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Canandaigua 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Otter Brook Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hacker Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Millheim	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye Lake 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ny-Alesund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Theresa 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Savage Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

961 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 256, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 398, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 13 January 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	256
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	398
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 13 January 2018 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 33, daily 925.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

829 broken records

Margins by which the 829 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 2018

Top 20 records on 13 January 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 2018	Warrawagine, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	111 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 January 2018	N Stratford, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 January 2018	Lowville, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	119 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 January 2018	Woodland, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	96 years	77 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2018	E Wareham, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	87 years	76 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2018	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2018	Madison, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	122 years	73 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2018	Mtwara, TZ	monthly rain	286.0 mm (11.3 in)	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	49 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2018	First Connecticut Lake, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2018	Norwich, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	103 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2018	Mount Augustus, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	103 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2018	Alfred, US	daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	122 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2018	Hemlock, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2018	Sherburne, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2018	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2018	Jackman, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	112 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2018	Canandaigua 3 S, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2018	Storrs, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	125 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2018	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2018	Mulyie, AU	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2018. 2018 had 961 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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Data for records on 2018-01-13: 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 2026-10-13 (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 50	790
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1