Weather Records on 13 October 1928

470 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1928. Highest significance: Holly, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 1928

On 13 October 1928, 470 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
279 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 465 daily.
Holly set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 13 October 1928.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

470 stations

470 station records on 13 October 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denial Bay (Nadia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Bremen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Arcoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

470 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 52, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 13 October 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 October 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 465.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

380 broken records

Margins by which the 380 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1928

Top 20 records on 13 October 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1928	Holly, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1928	Haigler, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1928	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1928	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1928	Elmira, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1928	Uccle, BE	daily low min	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1928	Washington, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1928	Middletown 4 W, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1928	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1928	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1928	Marion, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1928	Philadelphia City, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1928	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	monthly low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1928	Humboldt, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1928	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1928	Moxee, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1928	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1928	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1928	Sandvig, DK	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1928	Lebanon 3 W, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	28 years	21 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1928. 1928 had 470 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 5	338
5 to 10	29
10 to 15	8
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	1