Weather Records on 13 October 2021

1,413 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 2021. Highest significance: Ekalaka, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 2021

On 13 October 2021, 1,413 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
341 were record highs and 642 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,377 daily.
Ekalaka set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 13 October 2021.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,413 stations

1,413 station records on 13 October 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
New Italy (Vineyard Haven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Dupree	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Biddle	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Reeder	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hill City	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Savage	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bismarck	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pretty Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hill City	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dillinger	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Volborg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Northdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mildred 7 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burilda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle 13 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Edgemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt R	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Constanta	Romania	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shields	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,413 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 474, Highest daily minimum 248, Lowest daily minimum 168, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 89, Deepest snow cover 82.

Records on 13 October 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	474
Highest daily minimum	248
Lowest daily minimum	168
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	89
Deepest snow cover	82

Records on 13 October 2021 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 35, daily 1,377.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,146 broken records

Margins by which the 1,146 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 460.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 2021

Top 20 records on 13 October 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 2021	Ekalaka, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	116 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 October 2021	New Italy (Vineyard Haven), AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	116 years	78 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2021	Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar, AU	daily rain	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	94 years	77 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2021	Dupree, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2021	Biddle, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	102 years	75 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2021	Mc Clusky, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2021	Kaycee, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	120 years	74 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2021	Belle Fourche, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2021	Timber Lake, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2021	Reeder, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2021	Minot Intl AP, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2021	Glendive, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	127 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2021	New England, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2021	Hill City, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2021	Wamsutter, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	123 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2021	Savage, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2021	Sheridan Fld STN, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2021	Bismarck, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2021	Pretty Rock, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2021	Harding 3 SE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2021. 2021 had 1,413 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 100	1,091
100 to 200	49
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1