Weather Records on 13 October 1938

525 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1938. Highest significance: Tampa, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 1938

On 13 October 1938, 525 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
282 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 521 daily.
Tampa set a daily record precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 13 October 1938.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

525 stations

525 station records on 13 October 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mohanlalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chachora	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Khilchipur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malihabad	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chhipabarod	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Ghasan Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tamia	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kealakekua 2 28.7	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Derapur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandila	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atru	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haidargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vidisha	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nimach	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hasanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Iklera(Aklera)	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Puranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dullabcherra	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Safipur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hoshangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dug (Dag)	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karhal	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Attarikhat	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pawayan	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Guna	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

525 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 13 October 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 October 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 521.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

441 broken records

Margins by which the 441 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1938

Top 20 records on 13 October 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1938	Tampa, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1938	Warren (Eenaweena), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1938	Nyngan (Canonbar), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1938	Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1938	Lucknow, IN	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1938	Mohanlalganj, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1938	Chachora, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1938	Khilchipur, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1938	Malihabad, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1938	Chhipabarod, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1938	N Ghasan Sr, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1938	Glacier, CA	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1938	Yellow Mountain, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1938	Tamia, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1938	San Diego Wbo, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	62 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1938	Kealakekua 2 28.7, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1938	Nawabganj, IN	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1938	Derapur, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1938	Pasadena, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1938	Belle Isle, CA	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	47 years	30 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1938. 1938 had 525 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	402
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1