Weather Records on 13 October 1968

577 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1968. Highest significance: Gundlupet, IN.

Key Facts for 13 October 1968

On 13 October 1968, 577 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
300 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 559 daily.
Gundlupet set a daily record precipitation of 96.3 mm (3.8 in) on 13 October 1968.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

577 stations

577 station records on 13 October 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gundlupet	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brotas de Macaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Juazeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carinhanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hechingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pindai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paramathi	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Queimadas Fz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itaberaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caetite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hudugur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Satyamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karmad	India	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arkalgud	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Novo Acre (Giqui)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hanksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

577 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 234, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 13 October 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	234
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 13 October 1968 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 559.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

454 broken records

Margins by which the 454 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1968

Top 20 records on 13 October 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1968	Gundlupet, IN	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1968	Louisiana Starks Nurse, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1968	Brotas de Macaubas, BR	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1968	Holenarsipur, IN	all-time rain	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1968	Juazeiro, BR	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1968	Carinhanha, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1968	Hechingen, DE	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1968	Pattukkottai, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1968	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1968	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1968	Paris 5 S, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1968	Versailles, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1968	Joao Amaro, BR	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1968	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1968	Rasipuram, IN	monthly rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1968	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	11.6 C (52.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1968	Rio de Contas, BR	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1968	Pindai, BR	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1968	Paramathi, IN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1968	Montevideo 1SW, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	35 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1968. 1968 had 577 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	1,412
2022	972
2023	1,060
2024	962
2025	760

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	419
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1