Weather Records on 13 October 1927

225 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1927. Highest significance: Northfield, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 1927

On 13 October 1927, 225 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 224 daily.
Northfield set a daily record precipitation of 57.4 mm (2.3 in) on 13 October 1927.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

225 stations

225 station records on 13 October 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Florence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Centre Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blinkbonnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

225 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 151.

Records on 13 October 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 October 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 224.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

200 broken records

Margins by which the 200 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1927

Top 20 records on 13 October 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1927	Northfield, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1927	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1927	Williamstown, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1927	Frederick Police Brks, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1927	Williamsport, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1927	Florence #1, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1927	Centre Hall, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1927	Hanover, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1927	Harrisburg River Gage, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1927	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1927	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1927	Emmitsburg, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1927	Amherst, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1927	Plymouth, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1927	Parkers Landing, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1927	Chelsea, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1927	College Park, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1927	Glens Falls Fire STN, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1927	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1927	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	33 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1927. 1927 had 225 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1817	1
1831	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	2
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	6
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	8
1902	16
1903	10
1904	18
1905	5
1906	10
1907	16
1908	13
1909	39
1910	26
1911	13
1912	21
1913	29
1914	21
1915	79
1916	52
1917	30
1918	28
1919	47
1920	41
1921	74
1922	22
1923	159
1924	77
1925	208
1926	137
1927	225
1928	470
1929	169
1930	375
1931	317
1932	315
1933	186
1934	445
1935	310
1936	251
1937	371
1938	525
1939	203
1940	267
1941	555
1942	351
1943	501
1944	350
1945	252
1946	374
1947	399
1948	294
1949	599
1950	704
1951	411
1952	335
1953	275
1954	1,071
1955	535
1956	857
1957	629
1958	535
1959	536
1960	383
1961	433
1962	840
1963	519
1964	515
1965	180
1966	878
1967	307
1968	577
1969	2,308
1970	672
1971	576
1972	534
1973	811
1974	423
1975	1,002
1976	900
1977	1,036
1978	800
1979	922
1980	742
1981	973
1982	1,328
1983	1,412
1984	495
1985	979
1986	1,468
1987	1,155
1988	1,499
1989	571
1990	1,391
1991	807
1992	1,150
1993	932
1994	904
1995	1,224
1996	619
1997	1,790
1998	840
1999	696
2000	768
2001	1,112
2002	922
2003	764
2004	735
2005	761
2006	1,571
2007	602
2008	1,479
2009	1,777
2010	626
2011	772
2012	819
2013	478
2014	552
2015	853
2016	572
2017	708
2018	1,475
2019	874
2020	532
2021	1,413
2022	972
2023	1,060
2024	962
2025	760
2026	321

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	163
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1