Weather Records on 8 October 2013

496 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 2013. Highest significance: Spearfish, US.

Key Facts for 8 October 2013

On 8 October 2013, 496 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
320 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 460 daily.
Spearfish set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 8 October 2013.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

496 stations

496 station records on 8 October 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spearfish	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Red Owl	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bison	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rapid City 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ft Meade	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pretty Rock	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Split Marjan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati-Fernbank	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Abjorsbraten	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 8 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chulitna Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maurine 12SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.1 C (104.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Niigata	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tsuruga	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Okayama	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fureneset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plantersville 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fushiki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sakai	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Matsuyama	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lyngor Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aikawa	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oslo Blindern	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nagano	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kise Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ostre Toten - Apelsvoll	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hulett	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toyama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ueno	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hikone	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

496 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 8 October 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 8 October 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 36, daily 460.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

431 broken records

Margins by which the 431 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 2013

Top 20 records on 8 October 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 2013	Spearfish, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2013	Newell, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2013	Red Owl, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2013	Bison, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2013	Rapid City 4NW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2013	Ft Meade, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	110 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2013	Combolcha, ET	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2013	Sundance, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2013	Pretty Rock, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2013	Lemmon, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2013	Elm Springs 3 ESE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2013	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	113 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2013	Split Marjan, HR	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2013	Cincinnati-Fernbank, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2013	Hill City, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2013	Ulleungdo, KR	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2013	Lead, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2013	Enosburg Falls, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2013	Skaneateles, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	110 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2013	Auberry 2 NW, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	39 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

1802 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2013. 2013 had 496 records.

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

Records on 10-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1812	1
1815	1
1824	2
1829	1
1834	1
1839	2
1843	1
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	3
1865	2
1869	1
1870	1
1873	2
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	6
1889	5
1890	2
1891	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	13
1901	5
1903	6
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	17
1908	27
1909	9
1910	13
1911	14
1912	17
1913	66
1914	27
1915	18
1916	121
1917	47
1918	33
1919	98
1920	104
1921	90
1922	51
1923	127
1924	118
1925	207
1926	162
1927	106
1928	303
1929	75
1930	400
1931	391
1932	283
1933	237
1934	241
1935	427
1936	645
1937	262
1938	331
1939	810
1940	170
1941	587
1942	209
1943	405
1944	191
1945	314
1946	471
1947	311
1948	344
1949	1,198
1950	535
1951	417
1952	1,034
1953	401
1954	521
1955	600
1956	556
1957	473
1958	451
1959	962
1960	316
1961	630
1962	597
1963	363
1964	1,078
1965	449
1966	394
1967	452
1968	405
1969	307
1970	1,672
1971	468
1972	367
1973	770
1974	604
1975	1,034
1976	1,302
1977	818
1978	671
1979	882
1980	758
1981	719
1982	1,184
1983	712
1984	694
1985	1,635
1986	429
1987	1,271
1988	793
1989	641
1990	1,438
1991	915
1992	1,277
1993	946
1994	1,259
1995	703
1996	1,261
1997	2,604
1998	941
1999	1,196
2000	2,916
2001	810
2002	706
2003	1,225
2004	748
2005	1,303
2006	625
2007	1,924
2008	582
2009	1,506
2010	1,062
2011	1,055
2012	943
2013	496
2014	554
2015	682
2016	550
2017	944
2018	1,135
2019	532
2020	1,163
2021	766
2022	572
2023	720
2024	877
2025	585
2026	784

Download the Data

Data for records on 2013-10-08: 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 100	415
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2