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Weather Records on 13 October 1918

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1918. Highest significance: Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 13 October 1918

  • On 13 October 1918, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 14 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Cape Otway Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 13 October 1918.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 13 October 1918 28 station records on 13 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 13 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 13 October 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',MgsUkraineRecord daily precipitation17.6 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Colac Botanical GardensAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord high minimum temperature11.4 C (52.5 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high minimum temperature9.5 C (49.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature10.7 C (51.3 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
RenfrewCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
YarramAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord high minimum temperature10.3 C (50.5 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation6.7 mm (0.26 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord high minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord high minimum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high minimum temperature6.5 C (43.7 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 13 October 1918 by type Records set or tied on 13 October 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 12. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 13Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 13 October 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 12.
Records on 13 October 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum13
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 13 October 1918 by timescale Records on 13 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 13 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28.
Records on 13 October 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

20 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 October 1918 Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.9. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 112 to 4: 54 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 210 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 October 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 211
2 to 45
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 102
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1918
Top 20 records on 13 October 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 October 1918Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)27 years33 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1918Sevastopol',Mgs, UAdaily rain17.6 mm (0.7 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1918Woodstock, CAdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1918Armagh, GBdaily low min-0.5 C (31.1 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1918Colac Botanical Gardens, AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1918Montgomery Wb City, USdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1918Tartu, EEdaily high min11.4 C (52.5 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1918Pesaro, ITdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1918Lakefield, CAdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1918Vastervik, SEdaily high min9.5 C (49.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1918St. Petersburg, RUdaily high min10.7 C (51.3 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)28 years11 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1918Belair (State Flora Nursery), AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)11 years10 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1918Winnemucca AP, USdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1918Renfrew, CAdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)1 year9 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1918Warragul (Carbethon), AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1918Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park), AUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1918Yarram, AUdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)8 years5 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1918Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily high min10.3 C (50.5 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)1 year5 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1918Bic, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)1 year4 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1918St. Petersburg, RUdaily rain6.7 mm (0.26 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)1 year4 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 1918
Records on 10-13 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 28 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 1918. 1918 had 28 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).