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Weather Records on 1 October 1914

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1914. Highest significance: Paarl (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 1 October 1914

  • On 1 October 1914, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Paarl (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 1 October 1914.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 1 October 1914 28 station records on 1 October 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 1 October 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 October 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Paarl (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation15.6 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord daily precipitation8.8 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord low minimum temperature0.5 C (32.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature1.6 C (34.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord low minimum temperature5.1 C (41.2 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord low minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature1.4 C (34.5 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature1.8 C (35.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
GlenariffAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
VytegraRussiaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BjuroklubbSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
WorcesterSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 1 October 1914 by type Records set or tied on 1 October 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 12Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 October 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 1 October 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum12
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 1 October 1914 by timescale Records on 1 October 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 October 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28.
Records on 1 October 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 October 1914 Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.5. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 3: 143 to 5: 75 to 8: 28 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 115 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 October 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 314
3 to 57
5 to 82
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 151
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1914
Top 20 records on 1 October 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 October 1914Paarl (Tnk), ZAdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)20 years25 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1914Regensburg, DEdaily low min0.0 C (32.0 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)32 years23 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1914Kola-In-Murman, RUdaily rain15.6 mm (0.6 in)6.2 mm (0.24 in)3 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1914Irkutsk, RUdaily rain8.8 mm (0.35 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1914Innsbruck, ATdaily low min0.5 C (32.9 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)36 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1914Wollongong Post Office, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)41 years17 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1914Freiburg, DEdaily low min1.6 C (34.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1914Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily low min5.1 C (41.2 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1914Riva, ITdaily low min7.0 C (44.6 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1914Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)12 years16 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1914Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1914Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)15 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1914Karlsruhe, DEdaily low min1.7 C (35.1 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1914Bamberg, DEdaily low min1.4 C (34.5 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1914Nurnberg, DEdaily low min1.8 C (35.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1914Glenariff, AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)18 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1914Stony Mountain, CAdaily high min8.9 C (48.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1914Salisbury Downs, AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1914Vytegra, RUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1914Bjuroklubb, SEdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)23 years11 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 1914
Records on 10-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1914. 1914 had 28 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 1914. 1914 had 28 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).