Weather Records on 13 October 1962

840 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1962. Highest significance: Dobbins Colgate Foreba, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 1962

On 13 October 1962, 840 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
415 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 785 daily.
Dobbins Colgate Foreba set an all-time record daily precipitation of 205.7 mm (8.1 in) on 13 October 1962.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

840 stations

840 station records on 13 October 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	254.5 mm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	211.8 mm (8.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oroville Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Redwood City	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch Fibrebrd Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Searsville Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfords	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dunnigan	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kelseyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Mateo	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	202.9 mm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Las Plumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brooks Farnham Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dunsmuir	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfork 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nicolaus	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

840 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 301, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 346, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 13 October 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	301
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 13 October 1962 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 41, daily 785.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

677 broken records

Margins by which the 677 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1962

Top 20 records on 13 October 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1962	Dobbins Colgate Foreba, US	all-time rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	73 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1962	Livermore, US	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1962	Carrieton (Eurelia), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1962	Chester, US	all-time rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1962	Colfax, US	all-time rain	254.5 mm (10.0 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	2 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1962	Colgate Powerhouse, US	all-time rain	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1962	Cedarville, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1962	Represa, US	all-time rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1962	Los Gatos, US	monthly rain	211.8 mm (8.3 in)	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	16 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1962	Oroville Brg, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1962	Rio Vista, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1962	San Jose, US	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1962	Santa Clara UNIV, US	monthly rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1962	Calistoga, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1962	Chico UNIV Farm, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1962	Redwood City, US	all-time rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1962	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	monthly rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1962	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1962	Downieville, US	daily rain	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1962	Walnut Creek 2 ESE, US	all-time rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	56 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 840 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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Data for records on 1962-10-13: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	643
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1