Weather Records on 13 October 1947

399 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1947. Highest significance: Mountainair, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 1947

On 13 October 1947, 399 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
277 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 393 daily.
Mountainair set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 13 October 1947.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

399 stations

399 station records on 13 October 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barabazar	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Queen Charlotte City	Canada	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sherghati	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiyahat	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Korrelocking Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chand	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kafferrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coorow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wyalkatchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiangua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balipara(Addibar) Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingburg AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

399 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 13 October 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 October 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 393.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

302 broken records

Margins by which the 302 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1947

Top 20 records on 13 October 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1947	Mountainair, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1947	Barabazar, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1947	Snowflake, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1947	Queen Charlotte City, CA	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1947	Vestervig, DK	daily high min	13.5 C (56.3 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1947	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high min	12.7 C (54.9 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1947	Mesa, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1947	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1947	Esperance Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1947	Brantford, CA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	65 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1947	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	monthly high min	13.1 C (55.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1947	Stockholm, SE	daily high min	13.1 C (55.6 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1947	Harnosand, SE	daily high min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	61 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1947	Pitea, SE	daily high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	61 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1947	Kaslo, CA	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1947	Boras, SE	daily high min	10.8 C (51.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	56 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1947	New Holland, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1947	Revelstoke, CA	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1947	Roberval Nord, CA	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1947	Skara 1, SE	daily high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	38 years	22 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 399 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	281
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1