Weather Records on 13 October 1972

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1972. Highest significance: Balfour (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 13 October 1972

On 13 October 1972, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 527 daily.
Balfour (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 45.5 mm (1.8 in) on 13 October 1972.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

534 stations

534 station records on 13 October 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sackville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Isfjord Radio	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ebenhaezer	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cotonou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corner Brook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dzaore	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salgadalia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bleskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tapoco	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Rust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cwencwe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Invergwali	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chapala	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riethoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 16.

Records on 13 October 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 October 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 527.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

448 broken records

Margins by which the 448 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 1972

Top 20 records on 13 October 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1972	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	83 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1972	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1972	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1972	Sackville, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1972	Nappan Cda, CA	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1972	Moncton, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1972	Isfjord Radio, NO	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1972	Ebenhaezer, ZA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1972	Rouxville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1972	Mountainair, US	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1972	Cotonou, BJ	daily rain	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1972	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1972	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1972	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1972	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1972	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1972	Charlottetown Cda, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1972	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1972	Thomas River (Sar), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1972	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	39 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 534 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	411
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1