Weather Records on 13 October 2012

819 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 2012. Highest significance: Concordia ASOS, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 2012

On 13 October 2012, 819 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
307 were record highs and 270 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 802 daily.
Concordia ASOS set a daily record precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 13 October 2012.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

819 stations

819 station records on 13 October 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dimitrovgrad	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mwanza	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Novyj Tor'jal	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Kia Ora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto San Carlos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Las Pocitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Culver City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
King Salmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Billings 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jalpa de Mendez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Mole Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zadar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Magadan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Lopatka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mannford 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Canyon Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
River Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

819 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 210, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 October 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	210
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 October 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 802.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

616 broken records

Margins by which the 616 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 2012

Top 20 records on 13 October 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 2012	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2012	Hancock Exp Farm, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2012	Elkhart, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2012	Dimitrovgrad, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2012	Fairfield, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	97 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2012	Villa Morelos, MX	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2012	Mwanza, TZ	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2012	Dodge City, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2012	Novyj Tor'jal, RU	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2012	Lincoln, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2012	Mittagong (Kia Ora), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	109 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2012	Puerto San Carlos, MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2012	Des Moines Intl AP, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2012	Las Pocitas, MX	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2012	Culver City, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2012	Everett, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2012	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2012	Hiram, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2012	Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2012	King Salmon, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	70 years	42 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2012. 2012 had 819 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 2026-10-13 (13 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	589
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1