Weather Records on 14 October 2010

642 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 2010. Highest significance: Nappa Merrie, AU.

Key Facts for 14 October 2010

On 14 October 2010, 642 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 618 daily.
Nappa Merrie set a daily record precipitation of 57.0 mm (2.2 in) on 14 October 2010.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

642 stations

642 station records on 14 October 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nappa Merrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Weethalle (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tungamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Berrigan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Horeb (Marathorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Garran (Federal Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston ( Aldinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Doolgunna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goolgowi (Moira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Narrabilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boree Creek (Richmond St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Parliament House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hoskintown Radio Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Curtin Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blowering Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dubrovnik	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Severn Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Culcairn Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

642 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 283.

Records on 14 October 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	283
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 October 2010 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 618.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 2010

Top 20 records on 14 October 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 2010	Nappa Merrie, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2010	Cobar (Tambua), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	117 years	73 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2010	Beagle Bay, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2010	Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	117 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2010	Weethalle (Mountain View), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2010	Tungamah, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	111 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2010	Henty Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2010	Tocumwal Airport, AU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2010	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2010	Halls Creek Airport, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2010	Berrigan Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2010	Paynesville, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2010	Tully Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2010	Mount Horeb (Marathorn), AU	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2010	Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot, AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2010	White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2010	Garran (Federal Golf Club), AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2010	The Rock Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	105 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2010	Hillston ( Aldinga), AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2010	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	48 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2010. 2010 had 642 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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 10	385
10 to 20	62
20 to 30	26
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1