Weather Records on 13 October 1961

433 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1961. Highest significance: Nawabganj, IN.

Key Facts for 13 October 1961

On 13 October 1961, 433 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 408 daily.
Nawabganj set an all-time record daily precipitation of 406.4 mm (16.0 in) on 13 October 1961.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

433 stations

433 station records on 13 October 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	406.4 mm (16.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bilhaur	India	Record daily precipitation	314.7 mm (12.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jalaun	India	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moth	India	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pusad	India	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hasanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haidargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kunch	India	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mohanlalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Derapur	India	Record daily precipitation	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Biswan	India	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lahar	India	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Magarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pichhore	India	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sirmuthra	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bhind	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mehgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sidhauli	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Misrikh	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malihabad	India	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bhandar	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narsingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Datia	India	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaliakheri	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpi	India	Record daily precipitation	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kolaras	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Safipur	India	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baseri	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karwi	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garotha	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sitapur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seodha(Seondha)	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Khaga	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandila	India	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bari	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Unnao	India	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dalmau	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bhognipur	India	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Purwa	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

433 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 13 October 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 October 1961 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 22, daily 408.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

367 broken records

Margins by which the 367 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 181.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1961

Top 20 records on 13 October 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1961	Nawabganj, IN	all-time rain	406.4 mm (16.0 in)	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	9 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1961	Stewart, CA	all-time rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1961	Rae Bareli, IN	monthly rain	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	15 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1961	Bilhaur, IN	all-time rain	314.7 mm (12.4 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1961	Jalaun, IN	monthly rain	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	9 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1961	Moth, IN	monthly rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1961	Fayette, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1961	Pusad, IN	daily rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1961	Hasanganj, IN	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1961	Kapuskasing Cda, CA	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	18.1 cm (7.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1961	Haidargarh, IN	monthly rain	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1961	Kunch, IN	monthly rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1961	Mohanlalganj, IN	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1961	Derapur, IN	monthly rain	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1961	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1961	Biswan, IN	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1961	Lahar, IN	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	98.9 mm (3.9 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1961	Magarwara, IN	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1961	Pichhore, IN	daily rain	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1961	Sirmuthra, IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 433 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	776

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	280
25 to 50	52
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	11
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1