Weather Records on 9 October 2013

562 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 2013. Highest significance: Red Owl, US.

Key Facts for 9 October 2013

On 9 October 2013, 562 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
242 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 552 daily.
Red Owl set a daily record snow depth of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 9 October 2013.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

562 stations

562 station records on 9 October 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Owl	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Elizabeth City Cgas	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pretty Rock	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ocracoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Hatteras - Billy Mitchell	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oceana NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Afyon	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Takada	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palm Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manteo AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Plymouth AWS	New Zealand	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallops Is Nasa Test Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fushiki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kyoto	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Himeji	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmdale AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Sariang	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rheinau-Memprechtshofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fukui	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wilson Cbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera Aerodrome	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kyancutta	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Okayama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nara	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Gabriel Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hart Mtn Refuge	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maurine 12SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irozaki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lodejnoe Pole	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wakamatsu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kumagaya	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

562 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 9 October 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 9 October 2013 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 552.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 2013

Top 20 records on 9 October 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 2013	Red Owl, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2013	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2013	Elizabeth City Cgas, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2013	Newell, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2013	Pretty Rock, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2013	Bison, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2013	Zamboanga, PH	daily rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2013	Norfolk NAS, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2013	Moloaa 1145, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2013	Ocracoke, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2013	Cape Hatteras - Billy Mitchell, US	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2013	Sunnyside - Lund 31S, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	118 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2013	Spearfish, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2013	Norfolk Intl AP, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2013	Elizabeth City, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2013	Ojai, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2013	Pendleton Dwtn, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2013	Oceana NAS, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2013	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2013	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2013. 2013 had 562 records.

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

Records on 10-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1834	1
1837	1
1846	2
1847	1
1854	2
1858	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	1
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	3
1903	15
1904	8
1905	14
1906	29
1907	6
1908	19
1909	34
1910	20
1911	16
1912	23
1913	57
1914	22
1915	25
1916	126
1917	65
1918	16
1919	68
1920	36
1921	217
1922	40
1923	72
1924	95
1925	272
1926	123
1927	107
1928	290
1929	196
1930	276
1931	298
1932	271
1933	187
1934	298
1935	208
1936	569
1937	405
1938	462
1939	877
1940	119
1941	570
1942	330
1943	442
1944	144
1945	539
1946	317
1947	277
1948	438
1949	1,531
1950	618
1951	347
1952	658
1953	343
1954	341
1955	643
1956	468
1957	256
1958	639
1959	1,432
1960	397
1961	622
1962	508
1963	474
1964	841
1965	349
1966	489
1967	347
1968	538
1969	389
1970	1,805
1971	423
1972	371
1973	1,454
1974	513
1975	552
1976	1,448
1977	586
1978	589
1979	914
1980	627
1981	653
1982	1,579
1983	548
1984	579
1985	1,724
1986	556
1987	850
1988	1,060
1989	679
1990	1,714
1991	707
1992	1,050
1993	1,043
1994	772
1995	1,139
1996	1,047
1997	2,113
1998	622
1999	1,017
2000	3,177
2001	855
2002	701
2003	1,386
2004	665
2005	807
2006	640
2007	1,450
2008	473
2009	1,772
2010	1,311
2011	1,046
2012	706
2013	562
2014	652
2015	780
2016	463
2017	1,457
2018	1,290
2019	964
2020	738
2021	751
2022	696
2023	643
2024	963
2025	503
2026	691

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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 2026-10-17 (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 50	476
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1