Weather Records on 13 October 2003

764 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 2003. Highest significance: Labelle, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 2003

On 13 October 2003, 764 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
431 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 735 daily.
Labelle set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 13 October 2003.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

764 stations

764 station records on 13 October 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Labelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Xiamen	China	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Peaje	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosa Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Malpais	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Tibia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pericos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tenasco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cueramaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tejamen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Acevedo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Pueblito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caopas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McAllen	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cowaramup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tenasco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aston Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Werrington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Truchas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tanhuato (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Pinito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Batan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Villa de Arriaga (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Udon Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atotonilco El Alto	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Lagartos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gustavus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dongfang	China	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
J. Salome Acosta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Rucio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jiuquan	China	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sarapul	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tak	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Falcon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

764 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 296, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 13 October 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	296
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 October 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 735.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

538 broken records

Margins by which the 538 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 2003

Top 20 records on 13 October 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 2003	Labelle, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2003	Valle de Santiago, MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2003	Xiamen, CN	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2003	Madison, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2003	El Peaje, MX	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2003	Calera, MX	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2003	Hebbronville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2003	Rosa Brook, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2003	Presa Malpais, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2003	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2003	Agua Tibia, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2003	San Carlos, MX	monthly rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2003	Pericos, MX	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2003	Kazan, RU	daily high min	10.3 C (50.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	109 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2003	Tenasco, MX	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2003	Crescent City, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2003	Moscow, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2003	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2003	Cueramaro, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2003	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	73 years	38 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2003. 2003 had 764 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	516
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1