Weather Records on 12 October 2013

558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 2013. Highest significance: Dunn Ctr 1E, US.

Key Facts for 12 October 2013

On 12 October 2013, 558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 531 daily.
Dunn Ctr 1E set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 12 October 2013.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

558 stations

558 station records on 12 October 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kyritz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Berlin-Tempelhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Williamsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Berlin-Tegel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Delft	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Geldermalsen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goedereede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Laren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nieuw Helvoet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Philippine	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kapelle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kortgene	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Krabbendijke	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Westkapelle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ouddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woudenberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dirksland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Abcoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kloosterzande	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Spakenburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wijk Bij Duurstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ovezande	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Breskens	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vleuten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rdam-Waalhaven	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Biervliet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brouwershaven	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oostvoorne	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilhelminadorp-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zaltbommel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Loenen Aan de Vecht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Benschop	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen Op Zoom	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vrouwenpolder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weesp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stavenisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Jacoba Polder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brielle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barneveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amerongen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Noordgouwe	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Steenbergen (Nb)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Voorthuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zegveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Numansdorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
WFO Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

558 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 12 October 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 12 October 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 531.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

500 broken records

Margins by which the 500 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 2013

Top 20 records on 12 October 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 2013	Dunn Ctr 1E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2013	Kerkwerve, NL	monthly rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2013	Kyritz, DE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2013	Berlin-Tempelhof, DE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2013	Potsdam, DE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2013	Williamsport, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2013	Bottineau, US	monthly rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	115 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2013	Berlin-Tegel, DE	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2013	Delft, NL	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2013	Geldermalsen, NL	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2013	Goedereede, NL	monthly rain	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2013	Laren, NL	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2013	Nieuw Helvoet, NL	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2013	Philippine, NL	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2013	Hamersveld, NL	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2013	Kapelle, NL	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2013	Kortgene, NL	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2013	Krabbendijke, NL	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2013	Westkapelle, NL	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2013	Willow City, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	59 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

1805 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2013. 2013 had 558 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	768

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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 25	466
25 to 50	25
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1