Weather Records on 13 October 2008

1,479 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 2008. Highest significance: Red Lodge, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 2008

On 13 October 2008, 1,479 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
548 were record highs and 494 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,442 daily.
Red Lodge set a daily record snow depth of 66.0 cm (26.0 in) on 13 October 2008.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,479 stations

1,479 station records on 13 October 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Glasgow	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Curtis	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Westby	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	240.5 mm (9.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moorhead 9 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
John Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lennep 5 SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burris	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Damar	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Ignacio Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sardinas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paxton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fishtail	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grant 5 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mapimi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Srednekan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney 16N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Biddle 8 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canovanas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,479 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 192, Lowest daily maximum 228, Highest daily minimum 356, Lowest daily minimum 266, Heaviest daily rainfall 298, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 106.

Records on 13 October 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	192
Lowest daily maximum	228
Highest daily minimum	356
Lowest daily minimum	266
Heaviest daily rainfall	298
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	106

Records on 13 October 2008 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 1,442.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,127 broken records

Margins by which the 1,127 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 2008

Top 20 records on 13 October 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 2008	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	103 years	76 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2008	Glasgow, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	73 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2008	Medicine Lake 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	97 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2008	Liberal, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2008	Curtis, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2008	Westby, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2008	Palisade, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2008	Haikou, CN	daily rain	240.5 mm (9.5 in)	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2008	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	105 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2008	Norton 9SSE, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2008	Plainville 4WNW, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	102 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2008	Utica, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2008	Wakeeney, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2008	Moorhead 9 NE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2008	Lenora Coop, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2008	John Martin Dam, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2008	Hoxie, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	104 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2008	Lennep 5 SW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2008	Lindsay, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2008	Plevna, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	58 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 1,479 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 100	1,077
100 to 200	38
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2