Weather Records on 13 October 1987

1,155 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1987. Highest significance: Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 1987

On 13 October 1987, 1,155 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
256 were record highs and 580 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 1,142 daily.
Kanalohuluhulu 1075 set a daily record precipitation of 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 13 October 1987.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

1,155 stations

1,155 station records on 13 October 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Descanso Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hemet	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Creek Upper	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wuhan	China	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schoongezicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Noongaar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oorsprong-Oos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coolgardie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boxian	China	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville Rch 1117	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Doorndraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Okeechobee	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Loskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geyser Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lingling	China	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Alphen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,155 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 192, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 388, Heaviest daily rainfall 316, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 13 October 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	192
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	388
Heaviest daily rainfall	316
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 13 October 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 1,142.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

900 broken records

Margins by which the 900 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1987

Top 20 records on 13 October 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1987	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1987	Descanso Rs, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1987	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1987	Turffontein, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1987	Bontfontein, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1987	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1987	Jonkersdam, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1987	Hemet, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1987	Snow Creek Upper, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1987	Wuhan, CN	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1987	Schoongezicht, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1987	Villiers (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1987	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1987	Rietfontein, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1987	Greylingstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1987	Groblersplaas, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1987	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1987	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1987	Noongaar, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1987	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	43 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1987. 1987 had 1,155 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 20	866
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1