Weather Records on 13 October 1975

1,002 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1975. Highest significance: Ft Benton, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 1975

On 13 October 1975, 1,002 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
533 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 981 daily.
Ft Benton set a daily record precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 13 October 1975.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,002 stations

1,002 station records on 13 October 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Boissevain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shamhor	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ituacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lustre 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Terezinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tehuantepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,002 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 389, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 13 October 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	389
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 13 October 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 981.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

832 broken records

Margins by which the 832 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1975

Top 20 records on 13 October 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1975	Ft Benton, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1975	Cartwright, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	91 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1975	Boissevain, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1975	Deloraine, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1975	Brady Aznoe, US	monthly rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1975	Cascade 5 S, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1975	Ganca, AZ	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1975	Moccasin Exp STN, US	monthly rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1975	Denton, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1975	Shamhor, AZ	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1975	East Anaconda, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1975	Dillon AP, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1975	Grass Range, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1975	Ituacu, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1975	Cartwright, CA	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1975	Opheim 12 SSE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1975	Rapelje, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1975	Sun Rvr 4 S, US	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1975	Gospic, HR	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1975	Lustre 4 NNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	42 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1975. 1975 had 1,002 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	779
25 to 50	23
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	5
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	2