Weather Records on 13 October 1981

973 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1981. Highest significance: Marietta 5SW, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 1981

On 13 October 1981, 973 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 363 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 941 daily.
Marietta 5SW set an all-time record daily precipitation of 240.8 mm (9.5 in) on 13 October 1981.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

973 stations

973 station records on 13 October 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marietta 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	240.8 mm (9.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Madill	United States	Record daily precipitation	258.3 mm (10.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ringgold	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangra (Wallangra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rzev	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Extremadura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz-Litoral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.1 mm (8.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mertzon	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canistota 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiraspol	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Funk Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Acambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Case Rch 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Langtry	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Novais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atotonilco El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caliente	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

973 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 171, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 192, Heaviest daily rainfall 327, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 13 October 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	171
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	192
Heaviest daily rainfall	327
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 13 October 1981 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 24, daily 941.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

773 broken records

Margins by which the 773 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1981

Top 20 records on 13 October 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1981	Marietta 5SW, US	all-time rain	240.8 mm (9.5 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	44 years	77 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1981	Madill, US	all-time rain	258.3 mm (10.2 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1981	Vysnij Volocek, RU	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1981	Graham, US	all-time rain	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1981	Ringgold, US	all-time rain	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1981	Denton 2 SE, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1981	Wallangra (Wallangra Station), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1981	Decatur, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1981	Henrietta, US	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1981	Rzev, RU	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1981	Gainesville, US	monthly rain	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1981	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1981	Ardmore, US	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1981	Extremadura, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1981	Antelope, US	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1981	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1981	Yetman (Warialda Street), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1981	Guyra Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1981	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1981	Santa Cruz-Litoral, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	47 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1981. 1981 had 973 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 50	744
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1