Weather Records on 13 October 2023

1,060 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 2023. Highest significance: White Lake, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 2023

On 13 October 2023, 1,060 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
599 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 992 daily.
White Lake set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 13 October 2023.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,060 stations

1,060 station records on 13 October 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Denau	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Borken In Westfalen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Minneota	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Melle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bocholt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Sharpe Prj	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Schleswig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Schleswig-Jagel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chamberlain 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lamberton SW Rsch & Outreach C	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arnold	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alfhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eggebek	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Volkel_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wattisham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 14 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glucksburg-Meierwik	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Helgoland	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,060 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 303, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 296, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 416, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 13 October 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	303
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	296
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	416
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 13 October 2023 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 66, daily 992.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

975 broken records

Margins by which the 975 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 2023

Top 20 records on 13 October 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 2023	White Lake, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 October 2023	Denau, UZ	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	71 years	79 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2023	Estherville 4E, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2023	Spirit Lake, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	80 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2023	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2023	Wood, US	monthly rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2023	Wessington Springs, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2023	Winner, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2023	Gregory, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2023	Canby, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2023	Atkinson 3SW, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	112 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2023	Academy 2NE, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2023	Borken In Westfalen, DE	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2023	Minneota, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2023	Platte, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2023	Melle, DE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2023	Spencer 1 N, US	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2023	Wessington 2SE, US	monthly rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2023	Bocholt, DE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2023	Postville, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	108 years	57 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2023. 2023 had 1,060 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 2026-10-17 (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 20	909
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	3