Weather Records on 13 October 1939

203 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1939. Highest significance: Paauilo 221, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 1939

On 13 October 1939, 203 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 199 daily.
Paauilo 221 set a daily record precipitation of 64.3 mm (2.5 in) on 13 October 1939.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

203 stations

203 station records on 13 October 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boyatup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sugahara Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Borsat	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boyning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenorchy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Providence Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

203 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 12.

Records on 13 October 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 October 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 199.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

157 broken records

Margins by which the 157 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1939

Top 20 records on 13 October 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1939	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1939	Wisley, GB	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1939	Boyatup, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1939	Woogenellup, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1939	Peppermint Grove, AU	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1939	Dunvegan, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	58 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1939	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1939	Dunvegan, CA	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1939	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1939	Sugahara Camp, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1939	Bosque del Apache, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1939	Bhimavaram, IN	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1939	Budge Budge, IN	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1939	San Jacinto, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1939	Cape Riche, AU	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1939	Hollister 1 SW, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1939	Erode, IN	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1939	Borsat, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1939	Caguas, PR	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1939	La Ctr, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	37 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1939. 1939 had 203 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	125
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2