Weather Records on 13 October 1977

1,036 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1977. Highest significance: Gulu, UG.

Key Facts for 13 October 1977

On 13 October 1977, 1,036 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 846 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 1,027 daily.
Gulu set a daily record precipitation of 66.9 mm (2.6 in) on 13 October 1977.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,036 stations

1,036 station records on 13 October 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gulu	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coppermine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Loris 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,036 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 414, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 432, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 13 October 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	414
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	432
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 October 1977 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 1,027.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

857 broken records

Margins by which the 857 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1977

Top 20 records on 13 October 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1977	Gulu, UG	daily rain	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1977	Hatteras, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1977	Big Delta AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1977	Sumter, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1977	Nhill, AU	monthly high min	22.0 C (71.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1977	Fernandina Beach, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1977	Greenville, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1977	Brackettville, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1977	Kingstree, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1977	Port Lavaca 2, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1977	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	monthly high min	24.1 C (75.4 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1977	Darlington, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1977	Jennings, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1977	Melville, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1977	Winnfield 3 N, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	83 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1977	Conway, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1977	Hammond, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1977	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1977	Menard, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1977	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	17.3 C (63.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	78 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1977. 1977 had 1,036 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 2026-10-17 (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	834
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1