Weather Records in October 2026

11,866 weather records were set or tied in October 2026, with a daily chart by type, a record map and the top 20 by significance.

Key Facts for October 2026

11,866 weather records were set or tied in October 2026 across 17 days.
9,505 were record highs and 417 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
The busiest day of the month was 5 October 2026 with 1,233 records.
Ruhnu set a monthly record daily precipitation of 56.8 mm (2.2 in) on 12 October 2026 (provisional).

Records per Day, by Type

11,866 records

Records per day, stacked by record type, with 11,866 records in total and the busiest day on 5 October 2026 with 1,233.

Weather records per day in October 2026, stacked by type
Day of month	Highest daily maximum	Lowest daily maximum	Highest daily minimum	Lowest daily minimum	Heaviest daily rainfall	Heaviest daily snowfall	Deepest snow cover	Total
1	80	36	216	4	216	1	0	553
2	106	26	202	19	271	0	0	624
3	209	32	240	17	151	0	0	649
4	387	26	419	6	104	0	0	942
5	564	8	585	8	67	0	1	1,233
6	424	2	445	4	25	0	0	900
7	447	12	427	14	17	0	0	917
8	338	6	403	8	28	1	0	784
9	282	8	345	5	50	0	1	691
10	185	11	278	1	103	3	2	583
11	280	42	338	8	323	15	10	1,016
12	285	19	334	3	221	15	15	892
13	355	20	316	33	110	2	7	843
14	382	26	326	4	130	0	2	870
15	151	7	156	2	53	0	0	369
16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Record Map

highest significance

The 250 highest significance station records of the period are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Highest significance weather records in October 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ruhnu	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Saigo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	193.6 mm (7.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Matsue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	375.5 mm (14.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Drummond Aviation	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Fukue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	508.5 mm (20.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Marlo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Sea Lake (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Thule Op Site	Greenland [Denmark]	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Tooma	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Rezekne	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Naha	Japan	Record daily precipitation	696.5 mm (27.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Renmark Irrigation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Asahikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Okayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	297.5 mm (11.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Leba	Poland	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Zilani	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Rucava	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	122.8 mm (4.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Jelgava	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tokushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	330.5 mm (13.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Junction Kimble Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	276.5 mm (10.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	228.0 mm (9.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Blue Hill 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Moorabbin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Izuhara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Edirne	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kissimmee 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kaena Pt 841.3	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Henshaw Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bozeman Gallatin Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rezekne	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bronzewing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rossville	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)

By Timescale

Records by timescale: all-time 27, monthly 702, daily 11,137.

Top 20 by Significance

Top 20 records of the period by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 2026	Ruhnu, LV	monthly rain (Provisional)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	113 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 October 2026	Vilsandi, EE	monthly rain (Provisional)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	90 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 October 2026	Tribune 1W, US	monthly rain (Provisional)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	95 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 October 2026	Kingsville, US	daily rain (Provisional)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	124 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 October 2026	Drummond Aviation, US	daily snowfall (Provisional)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2026	Saigo, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	193.6 mm (7.6 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	74 years	79 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2026	Matsue, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	375.5 mm (14.8 in)	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	74 years	79 of 100 (Major)
1 October 2026	Junction 4SSW, US	daily rain (Provisional)	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2026	Schenley Lock 5, US	daily rain (Provisional)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	124 years	78 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2026	Marlo, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	95 years	78 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2026	Fukue, JP	all-time rain (Provisional)	508.5 mm (20.0 in)	182.5 mm (7.2 in)	41 years	78 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2026	Tooma, EE	monthly rain (Provisional)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	63 years	76 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2026	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	daily snowfall (Provisional)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	130 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 October 2026	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain (Provisional)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	124 years	76 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2026	Thule Op Site, GL	all-time snow depth (Provisional)	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	30 years	76 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2026	Sea Lake (Post Office), AU	daily rain (Provisional)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
1 October 2026	Las Animas, US	all-time rain (Provisional)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	76 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2026	Redlands, US	daily rain (Provisional)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	100 years	75 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2026	Rezekne, LV	monthly rain (Provisional)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2026	Dimboola, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	139 years	75 of 100 (Major)

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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 2026-10-17. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).