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Weather Records on 1 October 1901

4 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1901. Highest significance: Hambantota, LK.

Key Facts for 1 October 1901

  • On 1 October 1901, 4 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 3 daily.
  • Hambantota set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 36.4 C (97.5 F) on 1 October 1901.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

4 stations
Weather records on 1 October 1901 4 station records on 1 October 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
4 station records on 1 October 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 October 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature36.4 C (97.5 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

4 records
Records on 1 October 1901 by type Records set or tied on 1 October 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2. 01122Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 0Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 October 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2.
Records on 1 October 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall0
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 1 October 1901 by timescale Records on 1 October 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 3. 0123all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 3all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 October 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 3.
Records on 1 October 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily3

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 October 1901 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.0. Ties are not counted. 011220.0 to 0.5: 00.5 to 1.0: 11.0 to 1.5: 11.5 to 2.0: 02.0 to 2.5: 02.5 to 3.0: 20.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.52.5 to 3.0
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 October 1901
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.50
0.5 to 1.01
1.0 to 1.51
1.5 to 2.00
2.0 to 2.50
2.5 to 3.02

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1901
Top 4 records on 1 October 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 October 1901Hambantota, LKmonthly high max36.4 C (97.5 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)20 years28 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1901Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max10.6 C (51.1 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)21 years16 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1901Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max12.2 C (54.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1901Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)3 years8 of 100 (Routine)

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

1813 to 1901
Records on 10-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1901. 1901 had 4 records. 01,0002,0003,0001813: 11814: 11817: 11819: 11820: 21823: 11828: 11845: 11847: 21861: 11865: 11866: 11869: 11870: 11871: 11874: 41876: 11877: 31879: 11881: 61882: 11883: 11884: 11886: 11888: 31889: 11890: 41891: 11892: 11893: 91894: 41895: 11897: 71898: 11899: 161900: 21901: 41902: 161903: 91904: 81905: 81906: 111907: 111908: 201909: 141910: 121911: 341912: 371913: 201914: 281915: 651916: 1051917: 521918: 201919: 251920: 981921: 1291922: 1601923: 1581924: 861925: 1351926: 1811927: 7541928: 1291929: 1581930: 1061931: 2371932: 2201933: 5191934: 1881935: 2011936: 3881937: 4531938: 2841939: 2831940: 2071941: 4251942: 2901943: 3241944: 5831945: 6771946: 4861947: 8671948: 2711949: 2541950: 1,0191951: 5211952: 7121953: 6561954: 9761955: 2801956: 2601957: 6461958: 1,0501959: 1,3061960: 1431961: 5661962: 3761963: 5981964: 3121965: 5211966: 6461967: 4371968: 4261969: 4541970: 2751971: 1,4491972: 6251973: 4181974: 1,1041975: 5611976: 8541977: 1,0971978: 4921979: 4881980: 6001981: 7851982: 7331983: 7831984: 1,2661985: 1,6211986: 1,4761987: 6481988: 5021989: 7391990: 6121991: 1,0201992: 1,3921993: 1,0421994: 5801995: 7461996: 1,0071997: 1,0801998: 1,3451999: 1,0962000: 1,0062001: 9242002: 9512003: 1,1982004: 8262005: 9022006: 8062007: 7262008: 5732009: 1,0512010: 1,0932011: 1,3242012: 6472013: 5152014: 3972015: 7292016: 4732017: 4722018: 6942019: 2,4392020: 5662021: 7532022: 6092023: 1,1732024: 7512025: 3842026: 5531813187718991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1901. 1901 had 4 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-01 in each year
YearRecords
18131
18141
18171
18191
18202
18231
18281
18451
18472
18611
18651
18661
18691
18701
18711
18744
18761
18773
18791
18816
18821
18831
18841
18861
18883
18891
18904
18911
18921
18939
18944
18951
18977
18981
189916
19002
19014
190216
19039
19048
19058
190611
190711
190820
190914
191012
191134
191237
191320
191428
191565
1916105
191752
191820
191925
192098
1921129
1922160
1923158
192486
1925135
1926181
1927754
1928129
1929158
1930106
1931237
1932220
1933519
1934188
1935201
1936388
1937453
1938284
1939283
1940207
1941425
1942290
1943324
1944583
1945677
1946486
1947867
1948271
1949254
19501,019
1951521
1952712
1953656
1954976
1955280
1956260
1957646
19581,050
19591,306
1960143
1961566
1962376
1963598
1964312
1965521
1966646
1967437
1968426
1969454
1970275
19711,449
1972625
1973418
19741,104
1975561
1976854
19771,097
1978492
1979488
1980600
1981785
1982733
1983783
19841,266
19851,621
19861,476
1987648
1988502
1989739
1990612
19911,020
19921,392
19931,042
1994580
1995746
19961,007
19971,080
19981,345
19991,096
20001,006
2001924
2002951
20031,198
2004826
2005902
2006806
2007726
2008573
20091,051
20101,093
20111,324
2012647
2013515
2014397
2015729
2016473
2017472
2018694
20192,439
2020566
2021753
2022609
20231,173
2024751
2025384
2026553

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).