Weather Records on 13 October 2020

532 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 2020. Highest significance: Gorlitz, DE.

Key Facts for 13 October 2020

On 13 October 2020, 532 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
276 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 532 daily.
Gorlitz set a daily record precipitation of 35.0 mm (1.4 in) on 13 October 2020.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

532 stations

532 station records on 13 October 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Trout Creek Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Magadan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fisher Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
White Mill	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Bottom	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Strehlen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Siedlce	Poland	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prilep	Macedonia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bialystok	Poland	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poprad/Tatry	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stampede Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Novi Sad	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zyrjanka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Yai	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saucier Exp Forest	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ustica Island	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lop Buri	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flattop Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brohovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Qumarleb	China	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darlag	China	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chon Buri	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Skalkaho Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harts Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sliac	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tuotuohe	China	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Herman	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

532 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 October 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 October 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 532.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

430 broken records

Margins by which the 430 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 2020

Top 20 records on 13 October 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 2020	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	123 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 October 2020	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2020	Trout Creek Rs, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2020	Magadan, RU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2020	Wien, AT	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2020	Millinocket Muni AP, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2020	Fisher Creek, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2020	White Mill, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2020	Copper Bottom, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2020	Jackson, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	115 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2020	Dresden-Strehlen, DE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2020	Siedlce, PL	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2020	Farmington, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2020	Begumpet Obsy, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2020	Budapest, HU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2020	Prilep, MK	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2020	Bialystok, PL	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2020	Greenville Muni AP, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2020	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2020	Szeged, HU	daily low max	8.4 C (47.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	107 years	41 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2020. 2020 had 532 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	1,413
2022	972
2023	1,060
2024	962
2025	760
2026	776

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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 10	368
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2