Weather Records on 13 January 2021

631 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 2021. Highest significance: Goychay, AZ.

Key Facts for 13 January 2021

On 13 January 2021, 631 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
392 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 615 daily.
Goychay set a daily record precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 13 January 2021.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

631 stations

631 station records on 13 January 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ruzyne	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mtwara	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	369.8 mm (14.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Varna	Bulgaria	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bursa	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poprad/Tatry	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edirne	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mullan	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Windhoek	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gavar	Armenia	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rize	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Rioja Aero.	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schopfheim-Eichen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holden Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lind 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Qionghai	China	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emblem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Key West NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Forks Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Xigaze	China	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nanchong	China	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sokode	Togo	Record low minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockway 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sylvan Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kuusamo Lentoasema-1	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnye Baki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rex 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pavillion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yumenzhen	China	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Magnitogorsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.1 C (-11.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

631 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 258, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 13 January 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	258
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 13 January 2021 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 615.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

515 broken records

Margins by which the 515 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 2021

Top 20 records on 13 January 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 2021	Goychay, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 January 2021	Hungry Horse Dam, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2021	Ruzyne, CZ	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2021	Mtwara, TZ	monthly rain	369.8 mm (14.6 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	3 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2021	Cascade Locks, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	109 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2021	Varna, BG	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2021	Calaveras Big Trees, US	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2021	Bursa, TR	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2021	Wilbur, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	117 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2021	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2021	Kennewick, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	125 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2021	Poprad/Tatry, SK	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2021	Edirne, TR	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2021	Arlington, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	126 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2021	Mullan, US	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2021	Morgan, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2021	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	115 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2021	Windhoek, NA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2021	Gavar, AM	monthly high max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2021	Krasnaja Poljana, RU	monthly high min	8.1 C (46.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	68 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

1794 to 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2021. 2021 had 631 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	753
2023	740
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 2026-10-17 (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 20	494
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3