Weather Records on 13 October 2001

1,112 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 2001. Highest significance: Leesville, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 2001

On 13 October 2001, 1,112 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
664 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,081 daily.
Leesville set a daily record precipitation of 124.5 mm (4.9 in) on 13 October 2001.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,112 stations

1,112 station records on 13 October 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Maple City 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Danville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tupelo Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Shoals AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Ohare Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elkedra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Banka Banka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Metairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sernovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hurst Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gadag	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Purdue UNIV AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosser	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tower Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Atexcac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,112 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 348, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 316, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 338, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 13 October 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	348
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	316
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	338
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 13 October 2001 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 1,081.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

881 broken records

Margins by which the 881 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 2001

Top 20 records on 13 October 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 2001	Leesville, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2001	Maple City 1E, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2001	Saint Bernard, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	91 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2001	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2001	Albion, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2001	Danville Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2001	Tupelo Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2001	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	107 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2001	Muscle Shoals AP, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2001	Hohenwald, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	107 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2001	Chicago Ohare Intl AP, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2001	Maceio (Aeroporto), BR	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2001	Blanca 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2001	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2001	Elkedra, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2001	Aachen, DE	monthly high max	26.9 C (80.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2001	Kenosha Wwtp, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2001	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2001	Greensboro, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2001	Laurel, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	4 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2001. 2001 had 1,112 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 20	807
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1