Weather Records on 11 October 2001

962 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 2001. Highest significance: Clarksdale, US.

Key Facts for 11 October 2001

On 11 October 2001, 962 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
373 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 947 daily.
Clarksdale set an all-time record daily precipitation of 244.1 mm (9.6 in) on 11 October 2001.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

962 stations

962 station records on 11 October 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	244.1 mm (9.6 in)	97 of 100 (Exceptional)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Lake Cormorant	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tomakomai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hosston	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jaransk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sparkman	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dermott 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Muroran	Japan	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leona Vicario	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff City 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keo	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lehigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Curtain 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Esashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hakodate	Japan	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keiser	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Green Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rohwer 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tunica 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toliman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kota Kinabalu Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sarah 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

962 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 208, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 457, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 11 October 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	208
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	457
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 11 October 2001 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 947.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

809 broken records

Margins by which the 809 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 2001

Top 20 records on 11 October 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 2001	Clarksdale, US	all-time rain	244.1 mm (9.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	90 years	97 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 October 2001	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2001	Wynne, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2001	Tahlequah, US	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2001	Lake Cormorant, US	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	91 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2001	Rison, US	monthly rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	74 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2001	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2001	Covington 3 SW, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	82 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2001	Hebgen Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	90 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2001	Nashville, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	101 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2001	Senatobia, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2001	Dumas, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	82 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2001	Camden 1, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	82 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2001	Waynesboro, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2001	El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2001	Tomakomai, JP	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2001	Benton, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2001	Grafton, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	102 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2001	Hernando, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2001	Hosston, US	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	31 years	55 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2001. 2001 had 962 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

Download the Data

Data for records on 2001-10-11: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	763
50 to 100	41
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1