Weather Records on 4 October 2013

1,130 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 2013. Highest significance: Ft Meade, US.

Key Facts for 4 October 2013

On 4 October 2013, 1,130 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
325 were record highs and 349 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 1,055 daily.
Ft Meade set a monthly record daily snowfall of 44.5 cm (17.5 in) on 4 October 2013.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,130 stations

1,130 station records on 4 October 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Nye #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Sundance	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Upton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Emblem	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Midwest	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Upton	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Biddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Redbird	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Omolon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hulett	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Midwest	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ust-Hairyuzovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Meeker	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nye #2	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hulett	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.2 cm (17.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnette 7 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,130 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 207, Highest daily minimum 228, Lowest daily minimum 142, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 112, Deepest snow cover 88.

Records on 4 October 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	207
Highest daily minimum	228
Lowest daily minimum	142
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	112
Deepest snow cover	88

Records on 4 October 2013 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 73, daily 1,055.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

958 broken records

Margins by which the 958 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1016.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 2013

Top 20 records on 4 October 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 2013	Ft Meade, US	monthly snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	24.2 cm (9.5 in)	107 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 October 2013	Dubois, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	89 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 October 2013	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	104 years	77 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2013	Nye #2, US	daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	104 years	77 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2013	Sundance, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 years	77 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2013	Upton, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 years	77 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2013	Hayden, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	100 years	75 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2013	Ludlow 3 SSE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2013	Steamboat Springs, US	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	99 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2013	Emblem, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	102 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2013	Thermopolis, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	112 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2013	Midwest, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2013	Sheridan Fld STN, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2013	Petoskey, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	110 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2013	Upton, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2013	Biddle, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2013	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	119 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2013	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	98 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2013	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	113 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2013	Dubois, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	65 of 100 (Major)

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

1795 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2013. 2013 had 1,130 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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Data for records on 2013-10-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-17 (17 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 200	932
200 to 400	25
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1