Weather Records on 13 October 1983

1,412 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1983. Highest significance: Ann Arbor U of Mich, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 1983

On 13 October 1983, 1,412 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
464 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 1,389 daily.
Ann Arbor U of Mich set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 13 October 1983.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,412 stations

1,412 station records on 13 October 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
"Kageon" Dawes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnwill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lapeer Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meteghan River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willis 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hoytville 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grosse Pointe Farms	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pandora	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stevenson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burkesville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shepaug Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wigwam Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Shade	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bethpage 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,412 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 379, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 696, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 13 October 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	379
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	696
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 13 October 1983 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 1,389.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,226 broken records

Margins by which the 1,226 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1983

Top 20 records on 13 October 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1983	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1983	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1983	Lebanon, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1983	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1983	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1983	High Brg Lock 7, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1983	Cynthiana, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1983	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1983	Keene 1 WSW, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1983	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1983	Greensburg, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1983	Danville, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1983	Burlington, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1983	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1983	Clermont 9 S, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1983	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1983	"Kageon" Dawes, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1983	Lewiston, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1983	Milford, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1983	Kurnwill, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	6 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1983. 1983 had 1,412 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	321

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	1,059
20 to 40	130
40 to 60	27
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1