Weather Records on 13 October 1936

251 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1936. Highest significance: Ft Pierce, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 1936

On 13 October 1936, 251 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 246 daily.
Ft Pierce set an all-time record daily precipitation of 254.0 mm (10.0 in) on 13 October 1936.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

251 stations

251 station records on 13 October 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Savanne	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wofford Hts Kernville	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

251 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 35, Heaviest daily snowfall 9.

Records on 13 October 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	35
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 October 1936 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 246.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

188 broken records

Margins by which the 188 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1936

Top 20 records on 13 October 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1936	Ft Pierce, US	all-time rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	3 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1936	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1936	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1936	Savanne, CA	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1936	Port Arthur, CA	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1936	Bartow 1SE, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1936	Salzburg, AT	daily low min	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	51 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1936	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1936	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1936	Lucknow, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1936	Woodstock, CA	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	61 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1936	Lakefield, CA	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1936	Buffalo, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	61 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1936	Innsbruck, AT	daily low min	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1936	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1936	Moose Factory, CA	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1936	Quatsino, CA	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	39 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1936	Karlsruhe, DE	daily low min	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1936	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily low min	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1936	Plant City, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1936. 1936 had 251 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	179
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1