Weather Records on 13 October 1934

445 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1934. Highest significance: Browning, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 1934

On 13 October 1934, 445 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
150 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 430 daily.
Browning set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 13 October 1934.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

445 stations

445 station records on 13 October 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Browning	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Malur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Devrukh	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sanklespur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mhaswad	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koratagere	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murbad	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medha	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bhor	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Phaltan	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wai	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koregaon	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sangola	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malsiras	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indapur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Akluj	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brae Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sirur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chintamani	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dahiwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

445 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 October 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 October 1934 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 430.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

369 broken records

Margins by which the 369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1934

Top 20 records on 13 October 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1934	Browning, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1934	Philipsburg, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1934	Malur, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1934	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1934	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1934	Philipsburg, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1934	Devrukh, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1934	Sanklespur, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1934	Mhaswad, IN	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1934	Koratagere, IN	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1934	Shirala, IN	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1934	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1934	Talegaon D-Dhera, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1934	Murbad, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1934	Medha, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1934	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1934	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1934	Bhor, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1934	Phaltan, IN	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1934	Philipsburg, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	21 years	36 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1934. 1934 had 445 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 50	357
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1