Weather Records on 7 October 2021

586 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 2021. Highest significance: Monterey, US.

Key Facts for 7 October 2021

On 7 October 2021, 586 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
379 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 569 daily.
Monterey set a monthly record daily precipitation of 132.8 mm (5.2 in) on 7 October 2021.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

586 stations

586 station records on 7 October 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mount Compass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Panama City 5N	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lincolnton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shantou	China	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Antreville	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chenoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Timboon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pekoa Airport (Sant	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cahaba Pump House	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lord Howe Island Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guilin	China	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reno AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pechora	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baise	China	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

586 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 277, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 7 October 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	277
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 7 October 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 569.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

436 broken records

Margins by which the 436 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 2021

Top 20 records on 7 October 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 2021	Monterey, US	monthly rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2021	Mount Compass, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2021	Asheville, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2021	Cookeville, US	monthly rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2021	Panama City 5N, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2021	Lincolnton, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2021	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2021	Sparta Wwtp, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2021	Shantou, CN	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2021	Montevallo, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2021	Highlands, US	daily rain	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2021	Antreville, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2021	Chitradurga, IN	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2021	Carthage, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	111 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2021	Chenoa, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2021	Enka, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2021	Allardt, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2021	Bridgeport 5 NW, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	111 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2021	Guntersville, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2021	Arco, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	96 years	45 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

1802 to 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2021. 2021 had 586 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

Download the Data

Data for records on 2021-10-07: 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 20	402
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2