Weather Records on 12 October 1913
33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1913. Highest significance: Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU.
Key Facts for 12 October 1913
- On 12 October 1913, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 13 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 33 daily.
- Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 12 October 1913.
- Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.
Record Map
33 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 32.5 mm (1.3 in) | 30 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ekaterinburg | Russia | Record daily precipitation | 13.8 mm (0.5 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Fredericton Unb | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 27.7 mm (1.1 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Steynsburg | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Vestervig | Denmark | Record low minimum temperature | 0.6 C (33.1 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Herschel | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 27.9 mm (1.1 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Perm | Russia | Record daily precipitation | 6.5 mm (0.26 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bathurst Gaol | Australia | Record high maximum temperature | 31.2 C (88.2 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Saint John | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 22.9 mm (0.9 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nuwara Eliya | Sri Lanka | Record high minimum temperature | 14.4 C (57.9 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Walgett Council Depot | Australia | Record high minimum temperature | 20.6 C (69.1 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Yarmouth | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 20.6 C (69.1 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gorlitz | Germany | Record low minimum temperature | 1.8 C (35.2 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kristianstad | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -0.5 C (31.1 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Karlshamn | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -3.0 C (26.6 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Halmstad | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -3.0 C (26.6 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nordby (Fano) | Denmark | Record low minimum temperature | 1.0 C (33.8 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Vanersborg | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -1.5 C (29.3 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1 | Denmark | Record low minimum temperature | -1.4 C (29.5 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Jonkoping | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -1.5 C (29.3 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gorlitz | Germany | Record low maximum temperature | 7.0 C (44.6 F) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Regensburg | Germany | Record daily precipitation | 10.2 mm (0.4 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Vastervik | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | 0.0 C (32.0 F) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wagga Wagga (Kooringal) | Australia | Record high minimum temperature | 15.0 C (59.0 F) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wien | Austria | Record low maximum temperature | 8.0 C (46.4 F) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Halifax | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 20.0 C (68.0 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Galway | Ireland | Record high maximum temperature | 17.2 C (63.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Olympia Priest Pt Park | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 11.1 C (52.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Jacksonville Wb City | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 31.7 C (89.1 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Walgett Council Depot | Australia | Record high maximum temperature | 37.2 C (99.0 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Forbes (Camp Street) | Australia | Record high maximum temperature | 33.3 C (91.9 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Saint John | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 18.3 C (64.9 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Yarmouth | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 11.7 C (53.1 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
33 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 8 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 2 |
| Highest daily minimum | 5 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 10 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 8 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 0 |
| daily | 33 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
23 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 | 16 |
| 2 to 4 | 1 |
| 4 to 6 | 0 |
| 6 to 8 | 1 |
| 8 to 10 | 2 |
| 10 to 12 | 1 |
| 12 to 14 | 0 |
| 14 to 16 | 2 |
Top 20 by Significance
12 October 1913| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 October 1913 | Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU | daily rain | 32.5 mm (1.3 in) | 15.0 mm (0.6 in) | 28 years | 30 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1913 | Ekaterinburg, RU | daily rain | 13.8 mm (0.5 in) | 10.6 mm (0.4 in) | 19 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1913 | Fredericton Unb, CA | daily rain | 27.7 mm (1.1 in) | 15.3 mm (0.6 in) | 19 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1913 | Steynsburg, ZA | daily rain | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 6.4 mm (0.25 in) | 32 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1913 | Vestervig, DK | daily low min | 0.6 C (33.1 F) | 0.8 C (1.4 F) | 32 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1913 | Herschel, ZA | daily rain | 27.9 mm (1.1 in) | 9.9 mm (0.39 in) | 7 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1913 | Perm, RU | daily rain | 6.5 mm (0.26 in) | 1.8 mm (0.07 in) | 22 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1913 | Bathurst Gaol, AU | daily high max | 31.2 C (88.2 F) | 2.3 C (4.1 F) | 14 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1913 | Saint John, CA | daily rain | 22.9 mm (0.9 in) | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) | 10 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1913 | Nuwara Eliya, LK | daily high min | 14.4 C (57.9 F) | 1.0 C (1.8 F) | 14 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1913 | Walgett Council Depot, AU | daily high min | 20.6 C (69.1 F) | 1.6 C (2.9 F) | 20 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1913 | Yarmouth, CA | daily high max | 20.6 C (69.1 F) | 1.2 C (2.2 F) | 15 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1913 | Gorlitz, DE | daily low min | 1.8 C (35.2 F) | 0.1 C (0.2 F) | 25 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1913 | Kristianstad, SE | daily low min | -0.5 C (31.1 F) | 1.5 C (2.7 F) | 8 years | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1913 | Karlshamn, SE | daily low min | -3.0 C (26.6 F) | 1.5 C (2.7 F) | 10 years | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1913 | Halmstad, SE | daily low min | -3.0 C (26.6 F) | 1.5 C (2.7 F) | 10 years | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1913 | Nordby (Fano), DK | daily low min | 1.0 C (33.8 F) | 1.0 C (1.8 F) | 8 years | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1913 | Vanersborg, SE | daily low min | -1.5 C (29.3 F) | 1.0 C (1.8 F) | 10 years | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1913 | Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK | daily low min | -1.4 C (29.5 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 8 years | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 October 1913 | Jonkoping, SE | daily low min | -1.5 C (29.3 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 10 years | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
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
1805 to 1913| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1805 | 2 |
| 1809 | 1 |
| 1810 | 1 |
| 1814 | 3 |
| 1822 | 1 |
| 1839 | 1 |
| 1841 | 1 |
| 1843 | 1 |
| 1850 | 1 |
| 1852 | 1 |
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1867 | 1 |
| 1871 | 3 |
| 1873 | 2 |
| 1875 | 2 |
| 1876 | 5 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1881 | 2 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 2 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 1 |
| 1892 | 1 |
| 1893 | 2 |
| 1894 | 2 |
| 1895 | 2 |
| 1896 | 3 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 3 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1901 | 6 |
| 1902 | 14 |
| 1903 | 16 |
| 1904 | 30 |
| 1905 | 13 |
| 1906 | 16 |
| 1907 | 10 |
| 1908 | 13 |
| 1909 | 30 |
| 1910 | 13 |
| 1911 | 10 |
| 1912 | 30 |
| 1913 | 33 |
| 1914 | 17 |
| 1915 | 34 |
| 1916 | 29 |
| 1917 | 53 |
| 1918 | 29 |
| 1919 | 53 |
| 1920 | 79 |
| 1921 | 102 |
| 1922 | 21 |
| 1923 | 200 |
| 1924 | 129 |
| 1925 | 107 |
| 1926 | 201 |
| 1927 | 195 |
| 1928 | 714 |
| 1929 | 165 |
| 1930 | 606 |
| 1931 | 283 |
| 1932 | 398 |
| 1933 | 155 |
| 1934 | 477 |
| 1935 | 209 |
| 1936 | 301 |
| 1937 | 185 |
| 1938 | 470 |
| 1939 | 198 |
| 1940 | 235 |
| 1941 | 226 |
| 1942 | 540 |
| 1943 | 418 |
| 1944 | 274 |
| 1945 | 321 |
| 1946 | 554 |
| 1947 | 358 |
| 1948 | 311 |
| 1949 | 725 |
| 1950 | 594 |
| 1951 | 391 |
| 1952 | 352 |
| 1953 | 252 |
| 1954 | 911 |
| 1955 | 383 |
| 1956 | 899 |
| 1957 | 473 |
| 1958 | 448 |
| 1959 | 501 |
| 1960 | 449 |
| 1961 | 436 |
| 1962 | 971 |
| 1963 | 459 |
| 1964 | 636 |
| 1965 | 157 |
| 1966 | 423 |
| 1967 | 623 |
| 1968 | 443 |
| 1969 | 1,828 |
| 1970 | 763 |
| 1971 | 382 |
| 1972 | 412 |
| 1973 | 673 |
| 1974 | 369 |
| 1975 | 830 |
| 1976 | 582 |
| 1977 | 832 |
| 1978 | 525 |
| 1979 | 898 |
| 1980 | 741 |
| 1981 | 1,201 |
| 1982 | 777 |
| 1983 | 992 |
| 1984 | 636 |
| 1985 | 872 |
| 1986 | 1,510 |
| 1987 | 1,530 |
| 1988 | 1,015 |
| 1989 | 543 |
| 1990 | 1,325 |
| 1991 | 948 |
| 1992 | 865 |
| 1993 | 1,145 |
| 1994 | 934 |
| 1995 | 1,238 |
| 1996 | 816 |
| 1997 | 1,851 |
| 1998 | 741 |
| 1999 | 641 |
| 2000 | 1,095 |
| 2001 | 1,194 |
| 2002 | 1,139 |
| 2003 | 1,043 |
| 2004 | 750 |
| 2005 | 872 |
| 2006 | 1,357 |
| 2007 | 566 |
| 2008 | 1,669 |
| 2009 | 2,300 |
| 2010 | 797 |
| 2011 | 906 |
| 2012 | 921 |
| 2013 | 558 |
| 2014 | 514 |
| 2015 | 964 |
| 2016 | 374 |
| 2017 | 1,068 |
| 2018 | 1,195 |
| 2019 | 1,321 |
| 2020 | 655 |
| 2021 | 1,294 |
| 2022 | 439 |
| 2023 | 904 |
| 2024 | 958 |
| 2025 | 624 |
| 2026 | 710 |
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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).