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Weather Records on 13 October 1913

29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1913. Highest significance: Colesberg (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 13 October 1913

  • On 13 October 1913, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 29 daily.
  • Colesberg (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 13 October 1913.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

29 stations
Weather records on 13 October 1913 29 station records on 13 October 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
29 station records on 13 October 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 13 October 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Colesberg (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.6 mm (1.6 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation35.1 mm (1.4 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature13.1 C (55.6 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation25.1 mm (1.0 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-0.9 C (30.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley ChaseSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-4.5 C (23.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-1.6 C (29.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord daily snowfall3.3 cm (1.3 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cap MadeleineCanadaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-1.5 C (29.3 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-2.5 C (27.5 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-1.5 C (29.3 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature35.6 C (96.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

29 records
Records on 13 October 1913 by type Records set or tied on 13 October 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 12Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 13 October 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 13 October 1913 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum12
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 13 October 1913 by timescale Records on 13 October 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 29all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 13 October 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29.
Records on 13 October 1913 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily29

How Much Records Were Beaten By

24 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 October 1913 Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.6. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 175 to 10: 210 to 15: 015 to 20: 220 to 25: 025 to 30: 230 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 October 1913
MarginRecords
0 to 517
5 to 102
10 to 150
15 to 202
20 to 250
25 to 302
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1913
Top 20 records on 13 October 1913 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 October 1913Colesberg (Tnk), ZAdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)37.6 mm (1.5 in)32 years52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1913Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AUdaily rain39.6 mm (1.6 in)25.6 mm (1.0 in)22 years42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1913Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily rain35.1 mm (1.4 in)26.7 mm (1.1 in)29 years37 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1913Armagh, GBdaily high min13.1 C (55.6 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)67 years29 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1913Philipstown (Tnk), ZAdaily rain25.1 mm (1.0 in)18.7 mm (0.7 in)6 years27 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1913Truro, CAdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)29 years21 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1913Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)34 years21 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1913Vestervig, DKdaily low min0.6 C (33.1 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1913Nordby (Fano), DKdaily low min1.0 C (33.8 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1913Magdeburg, DEdaily low min-0.9 C (30.4 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1913Yardley Chase, ZAdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)7 years14 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1913Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily low min-4.5 C (23.9 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1913Kristianstad, SEdaily low min-1.0 C (30.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1913Skara 1, SEdaily low min-5.0 C (23.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1913Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily low min-1.6 C (29.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1913Halifax, CAdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1913Charlottetown, CAdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)15 years10 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1913Edmonton, CAdaily snowfall3.3 cm (1.3 in)1.8 cm (0.7 in)15 years9 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1913Cap Madeleine, CAdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)2 years9 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1913Karlshamn, SEdaily low min-1.5 C (29.3 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)11 years8 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

1793 to 1913
Records on 10-13 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1913. 1913 had 29 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11809: 11814: 11817: 11831: 11839: 11849: 11850: 11852: 11856: 11860: 21861: 21863: 11864: 11865: 11866: 21867: 21870: 11871: 31872: 11874: 11875: 11876: 31879: 11881: 21882: 21884: 11885: 41886: 11887: 21888: 11889: 31890: 11891: 21893: 11894: 41895: 61896: 31897: 11898: 31899: 31900: 11901: 81902: 161903: 101904: 181905: 51906: 101907: 161908: 131909: 391910: 261911: 131912: 211913: 291914: 211915: 791916: 521917: 301918: 281919: 471920: 411921: 741922: 221923: 1591924: 771925: 2081926: 1371927: 2251928: 4701929: 1691930: 3751931: 3171932: 3151933: 1861934: 4451935: 3101936: 2511937: 3711938: 5251939: 2031940: 2671941: 5551942: 3511943: 5011944: 3501945: 2521946: 3741947: 3991948: 2941949: 5991950: 7041951: 4111952: 3351953: 2751954: 1,0711955: 5351956: 8571957: 6291958: 5351959: 5361960: 3831961: 4331962: 8401963: 5191964: 5151965: 1801966: 8781967: 3071968: 5771969: 2,3081970: 6721971: 5761972: 5341973: 8111974: 4231975: 1,0021976: 9001977: 1,0361978: 8001979: 9221980: 7421981: 9731982: 1,3281983: 1,4121984: 4951985: 9791986: 1,4681987: 1,1551988: 1,4991989: 5711990: 1,3911991: 8071992: 1,1501993: 9321994: 9041995: 1,2241996: 6191997: 1,7901998: 8401999: 6962000: 7682001: 1,1122002: 9222003: 7642004: 7352005: 7612006: 1,5712007: 6022008: 1,4792009: 1,7772010: 6262011: 7722012: 8192013: 4782014: 5522015: 8532016: 5722017: 7082018: 1,4752019: 8742020: 5322021: 1,4132022: 9722023: 1,0602024: 9622025: 7602026: 3211793187018931910192719441961197819952012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1913. 1913 had 29 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-13 in each year
YearRecords
17931
18091
18141
18171
18311
18391
18491
18501
18521
18561
18602
18612
18631
18641
18651
18662
18672
18701
18713
18721
18741
18751
18763
18791
18812
18822
18841
18854
18861
18872
18881
18893
18901
18912
18931
18944
18956
18963
18971
18983
18993
19001
19018
190216
190310
190418
19055
190610
190716
190813
190939
191026
191113
191221
191329
191421
191579
191652
191730
191828
191947
192041
192174
192222
1923159
192477
1925208
1926137
1927225
1928470
1929169
1930375
1931317
1932315
1933186
1934445
1935310
1936251
1937371
1938525
1939203
1940267
1941555
1942351
1943501
1944350
1945252
1946374
1947399
1948294
1949599
1950704
1951411
1952335
1953275
19541,071
1955535
1956857
1957629
1958535
1959536
1960383
1961433
1962840
1963519
1964515
1965180
1966878
1967307
1968577
19692,308
1970672
1971576
1972534
1973811
1974423
19751,002
1976900
19771,036
1978800
1979922
1980742
1981973
19821,328
19831,412
1984495
1985979
19861,468
19871,155
19881,499
1989571
19901,391
1991807
19921,150
1993932
1994904
19951,224
1996619
19971,790
1998840
1999696
2000768
20011,112
2002922
2003764
2004735
2005761
20061,571
2007602
20081,479
20091,777
2010626
2011772
2012819
2013478
2014552
2015853
2016572
2017708
20181,475
2019874
2020532
20211,413
2022972
20231,060
2024962
2025760
2026321

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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).