Weather Records on 13 October 1942

351 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1942. Highest significance: Laurieton (Elouera St), AU.

Key Facts for 13 October 1942

On 13 October 1942, 351 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 345 daily.
Laurieton (Elouera St) set a daily record precipitation of 128.0 mm (5.0 in) on 13 October 1942.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

351 stations

351 station records on 13 October 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mahbubnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbres	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ormesby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Currabubula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karkaralinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roadvale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tularosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Medowie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Triprayar	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

351 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 13 October 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 13 October 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 345.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

300 broken records

Margins by which the 300 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1942

Top 20 records on 13 October 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1942	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1942	Coffs Harbour, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1942	Comboyne Post Office, AU	monthly rain	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1942	Bridger 2 N, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1942	Clifton Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1942	Exeter, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1942	Carlton Hill, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1942	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1942	Ebor (Kotupna), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1942	Wray, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1942	Crohamhurst, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1942	Goorangoola, AU	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1942	Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1942	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1942	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1942	Sambalpur, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1942	Estes Park, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1942	Sloan 3 S, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1942	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1942	Leura Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	33 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 351 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 25	257
25 to 50	34
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1