Weather Records on 13 October 1930

375 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1930. Highest significance: Eden (Caravan Park), AU.

Key Facts for 13 October 1930

On 13 October 1930, 375 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
187 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 346 daily.
Eden (Caravan Park) set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 13 October 1930.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

375 stations

375 station records on 13 October 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview (Ballandry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adavale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millthorpe (Inala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Mc Intosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

375 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 13 October 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 13 October 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 346.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

314 broken records

Margins by which the 314 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1930

Top 20 records on 13 October 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1930	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1930	Candelo Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1930	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1930	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1930	Port Fairy Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1930	Big Creek, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1930	Nullawarre, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1930	Terang, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1930	Hillview (Ballandry), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1930	Ararat Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1930	Coleman, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1930	Llano, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1930	Adavale, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1930	Cobden (Post Office), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1930	Colac (Shire Office), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1930	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1930	Penshurst (Post Office), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1930	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	monthly high min	23.0 C (73.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1930	Millthorpe (Inala), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1930	Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	38 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1930. 1930 had 375 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	293
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1