Weather Records on 13 October 1929

169 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1929. Highest significance: Hay (Corrong), AU.

Key Facts for 13 October 1929

On 13 October 1929, 169 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 158 daily.
Hay (Corrong) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 72.1 mm (2.8 in) on 13 October 1929.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

169 stations

169 station records on 13 October 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hay (Corrong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Merungle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Steam Plains 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narellan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Cogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yathong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pallamallawa 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eurugabah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Barratta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mossgiel (Moolbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Council Offices	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warkworth 1 Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Normanstone Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Urawilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgandra (Berida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Noorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

169 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 130.

Records on 13 October 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 October 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 158.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

157 broken records

Margins by which the 157 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1929

Top 20 records on 13 October 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1929	Hay (Corrong), AU	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1929	Merungle, AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1929	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1929	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1929	Steam Plains 1, AU	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1929	Campbelltown 1, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1929	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1929	Lawson (Wilson Street), AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1929	Albion Park Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1929	Menangle Jmai, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1929	Ramornie, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1929	Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1929	Booligal (Belmont), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1929	Bilpin (Fern Grove), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1929	Narellan, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1929	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1929	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1929	Cobbity (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1929	Trida (Cogie), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1929	Yathong, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1929. 1929 had 169 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 10	76
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1