Weather Records on 13 October 1986

1,468 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1986. Highest significance: Brownsville, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 1986

On 13 October 1986, 1,468 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
230 were record highs and 903 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,439 daily.
Brownsville set a daily record low maximum temperature of 13.9 C (57.0 F) on 13 October 1986.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,468 stations

1,468 station records on 13 October 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cipo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nguiu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ra-Iz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Itapebi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Collbran	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palco	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poatina (Billopp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Ns,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,468 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 577, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 326, Heaviest daily rainfall 291, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 13 October 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	577
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	326
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 13 October 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 1,439.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,201 broken records

Margins by which the 1,201 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 1986

Top 20 records on 13 October 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1986	Brownsville, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1986	Danevang 1 W, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1986	Paonia 1SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1986	Cipo, BR	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1986	Darwin Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1986	Nguiu, AU	monthly rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1986	Ra-Iz, RU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1986	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1986	Itapebi, BR	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1986	Manubie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1986	Collbran, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1986	San Marcos, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1986	Sealy, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1986	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1986	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1986	Palco, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1986	Bertrand, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1986	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1986	Elephant Butte Dam, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1986	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	45 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1986. 1986 had 1,468 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 50	1,184
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1