Weather Records on 31 October 2010

931 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 2010. Highest significance: Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU.

Key Facts for 31 October 2010

On 31 October 2010, 931 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
337 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 861 daily.
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek) set a daily record precipitation of 74.2 mm (2.9 in) on 31 October 2010.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

931 stations

931 station records on 31 October 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ivanhoe (Baden Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Quambatook (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Boort (Gredgwin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Highlands (Glentannar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lake Boga (Kunat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bonbeach (Carrum)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth (Willow Point)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maude Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lake Boga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Archerton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Flemington Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Preston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Redesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Booroorban (Ramsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmouth Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Walla Walla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Culgoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbower Gee Tee Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lalbert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Natte Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Raywood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Whorouly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

931 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 230, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 434, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 31 October 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	230
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	434
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 31 October 2010 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 69, daily 861.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

813 broken records

Margins by which the 813 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 2010

Top 20 records on 31 October 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 2010	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 October 2010	Ivanhoe (Baden Park), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	116 years	74 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2010	Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2010	Apollo Bay, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	99 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2010	Daly Waters AWS, AU	monthly rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2010	Mount Buffalo Chalet, AU	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2010	Quambatook (Barraport North), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2010	Boort (Gredgwin), AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2010	Quambatook South, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2010	Canary Island, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2010	Highlands (Glentannar), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2010	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2010	Yunta (Paratoo), AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	101 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2010	Lake Boga (Kunat), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2010	Koetong, AU	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	124 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2010	Nariel Creek (Simpson), AU	daily rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2010	Bonbeach (Carrum), AU	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2010	Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2010	Kalingapatam, IN	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	97 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2010	Tilpa (Tongo Road), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	61 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

1805 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2010. 2010 had 931 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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	669
20 to 40	123
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3