Weather Records on 13 October 1937

371 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1937. Highest significance: Owen Sound, CA.

Key Facts for 13 October 1937

On 13 October 1937, 371 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 248 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 371 daily.
Owen Sound set a daily record snowfall of 7.1 cm (2.8 in) on 13 October 1937.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

371 stations

371 station records on 13 October 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalna	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sonamukhi	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ranaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Sugor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Suri	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Indus	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

371 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 176, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 74, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 October 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	176
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	74
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 October 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 371.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

290 broken records

Margins by which the 290 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1937

Top 20 records on 13 October 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1937	Owen Sound, CA	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1937	Kalna, IN	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1937	Ft Stockton 1, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1937	Henrietta, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1937	Sherman, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1937	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1937	Stratford, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1937	Serampore, IN	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1937	Morgan City, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1937	Schriever, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1937	Paris, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1937	Huntsville, CA	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	55 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1937	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	55 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1937	Sonamukhi, IN	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1937	Ranaghat, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1937	Ashley, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1937	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1937	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1937	Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1937	Ust-Sugor, RU	daily rain	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 years	20 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1937. 1937 had 371 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	264
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2