Weather Records on 13 October 1971

576 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1971. Highest significance: Cooyar Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 13 October 1971

On 13 October 1971, 576 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 574 daily.
Cooyar Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 51.3 mm (2.0 in) on 13 October 1971.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

576 stations

576 station records on 13 October 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burrandowan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Areia (Ufpb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pechey Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Show Grounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Acland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warragai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Grange	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron "Smoordrif"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yelarbon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Catus	France	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

576 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 367, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 13 October 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	367
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 13 October 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 574.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

512 broken records

Margins by which the 512 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1971

Top 20 records on 13 October 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1971	Cooyar Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1971	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1971	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1971	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1971	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1971	Wynnum Railway Station, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1971	Helidon Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1971	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1971	Burrandowan, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1971	Warwick Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1971	Areia (Ufpb), BR	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1971	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1971	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1971	Kumbia Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1971	Pechey Forestry, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1971	Brisbane Show Grounds, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1971	Marnhull, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1971	Sobolevo, RU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1971	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1971	Acland Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	45 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1971. 1971 had 576 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 1971-10-13: 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 20	409
20 to 40	74
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	4