Weather Records on 14 October 2021

1,230 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 2021. Highest significance: Mount Hope (Fairview), AU.

Key Facts for 14 October 2021

On 14 October 2021, 1,230 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
381 were record highs and 428 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 1,214 daily.
Mount Hope (Fairview) set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 14 October 2021.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,230 stations

1,230 station records on 14 October 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Hope (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	212.9 mm (8.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Yeelana (Brimpton Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kalix_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Powderville 8 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sonnette 7 SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ashley	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Drake 9 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
American River (Redbanks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Harewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dongtai	China	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Overtornea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dillinger	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Svanstein	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelton 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jarhois	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Underwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Svelgen II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea-Bergnaset	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rodupp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kyrktasjo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Victory Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hustadvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smola - Moldstad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,230 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 292, Highest daily minimum 278, Lowest daily minimum 136, Heaviest daily rainfall 341, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 14 October 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	292
Highest daily minimum	278
Lowest daily minimum	136
Heaviest daily rainfall	341
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 14 October 2021 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 1,214.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,009 broken records

Margins by which the 1,009 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 2021

Top 20 records on 14 October 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 2021	Mount Hope (Fairview), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 October 2021	Gonzales 2S, US	daily rain	212.9 mm (8.4 in)	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2021	Yeelana (Brimpton Lake), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2021	Nixon, US	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2021	Kalix_D, SE	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2021	Kolora (Wooriwyrite), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2021	Camp Crook, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2021	New Salem 5NW, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2021	Ridgeway 1 S, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2021	Haparanda, SE	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	125 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2021	Powderville 8 NNE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2021	Sonnette 7 SW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2021	Pennyroyal Creek, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2021	Norddal, NO	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	108 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2021	Ashley, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	102 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2021	Turtle Lake, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2021	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2021	Drake 9 NE, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2021	American River (Redbanks), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2021	Harewood, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	57 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2021. 2021 had 1,230 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 14 October 2021
Margin	Records
0 to 100	987
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1