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Weather Records on 7 October 1914

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1914. Highest significance: Palermo, IT.

Key Facts for 7 October 1914

  • On 7 October 1914, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Palermo set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 7 October 1914.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

20 stations
Weather records on 7 October 1914 20 station records on 7 October 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
20 station records on 7 October 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 October 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PalermoItalyRecord daily precipitation66.0 mm (2.6 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature30.3 C (86.5 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
LangmornAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.2 mm (1.9 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr PltUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie LukiRussiaRecord low maximum temperature1.8 C (35.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord low minimum temperature11.3 C (52.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord low minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
YaltaUkraineRecord daily precipitation2.1 mm (0.08 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord low maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
ParnuEstoniaRecord low minimum temperature-1.6 C (29.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records
Records on 7 October 1914 by type Records set or tied on 7 October 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 02468Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 8Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 October 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 7 October 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum8
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 October 1914 by timescale Records on 7 October 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 October 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20.
Records on 7 October 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 October 1914 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 125 to 10: 110 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 October 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 512
5 to 101
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1914
Top 20 records on 7 October 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 October 1914Palermo, ITdaily rain66.0 mm (2.6 in)38.0 mm (1.5 in)45 years56 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1914Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max30.3 C (86.5 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)55 years26 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1914Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)1 year26 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1914Langmorn, AUdaily rain47.2 mm (1.9 in)16.7 mm (0.7 in)19 years21 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1914Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, USdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1914Halifax, CAdaily low min-3.9 C (25.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1914Truro, CAdaily low min-6.7 C (19.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1914Velikie Luki, RUdaily low max1.8 C (35.2 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1914Lexington Bluegrass AP, USdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)15 years10 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1914Hvar, HRdaily low min11.3 C (52.3 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1914Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1914Yarmouth, CAdaily low min-1.1 C (30.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1914Riva, ITdaily low min7.0 C (44.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1914Yalta, UAdaily rain2.1 mm (0.08 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1914Medicine Hat A, CAdaily low max4.4 C (39.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)0 years4 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1914Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily low min (Tie)-2.2 C (28.0 F)tie27 years3 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1914Fredericton Unb, CAdaily low min (Tie)-5.0 C (23.0 F)tie30 years3 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1914Parnu, EEdaily low min-1.6 C (29.1 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)0 years3 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1914Minnedosa, CAdaily high min (Tie)7.2 C (45.0 F)tie4 years1 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1914Hamilton, CAdaily high min (Tie)12.2 C (54.0 F)tie11 years1 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

1802 to 1914
Records on 10-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1914. 1914 had 20 records. 01,0002,0003,0001802: 11811: 11824: 11839: 11843: 11852: 21853: 11854: 11858: 11861: 11863: 21864: 41865: 11867: 21868: 11869: 11872: 21873: 41875: 11876: 21877: 11878: 11880: 11881: 11882: 11884: 11886: 11887: 11888: 21889: 31890: 41891: 21892: 21893: 51895: 21896: 21897: 61898: 71899: 61900: 61901: 141902: 31903: 111904: 271905: 91906: 51907: 101908: 141909: 141910: 181911: 241912: 361913: 321914: 201915: 221916: 351917: 471918: 1211919: 281920: 1061921: 681922: 431923: 1171924: 861925: 2471926: 1571927: 1731928: 1201929: 1211930: 5171931: 6031932: 4761933: 1661934: 2371935: 9181936: 4361937: 3591938: 4711939: 7691940: 1591941: 8921942: 1841943: 4241944: 2651945: 2571946: 1,1281947: 5571948: 3331949: 5761950: 3631951: 6041952: 1,4701953: 5241954: 4651955: 6291956: 5481957: 5671958: 5981959: 7701960: 4131961: 7211962: 4491963: 4531964: 9611965: 5841966: 3981967: 4321968: 7641969: 3651970: 1,1481971: 6291972: 5371973: 4611974: 7731975: 7601976: 1,0871977: 8081978: 4061979: 7741980: 1,2531981: 7371982: 1,0791983: 5551984: 7171985: 1,0891986: 5191987: 8341988: 7531989: 3891990: 9481991: 1,1891992: 8721993: 9181994: 1,1441995: 6581996: 1,0731997: 1,9031998: 1,3311999: 8952000: 2,4272001: 8232002: 7042003: 1,3642004: 5182005: 1,4762006: 1,0042007: 2,2852008: 6212009: 1,9262010: 9942011: 1,2162012: 1,3502013: 6752014: 5692015: 4392016: 5372017: 5812018: 1,0632019: 5692020: 1,1752021: 5862022: 5572023: 7052024: 8492025: 5252026: 9171802187318951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1914. 1914 had 20 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-07 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18111
18241
18391
18431
18522
18531
18541
18581
18611
18632
18644
18651
18672
18681
18691
18722
18734
18751
18762
18771
18781
18801
18811
18821
18841
18861
18871
18882
18893
18904
18912
18922
18935
18952
18962
18976
18987
18996
19006
190114
19023
190311
190427
19059
19065
190710
190814
190914
191018
191124
191236
191332
191420
191522
191635
191747
1918121
191928
1920106
192168
192243
1923117
192486
1925247
1926157
1927173
1928120
1929121
1930517
1931603
1932476
1933166
1934237
1935918
1936436
1937359
1938471
1939769
1940159
1941892
1942184
1943424
1944265
1945257
19461,128
1947557
1948333
1949576
1950363
1951604
19521,470
1953524
1954465
1955629
1956548
1957567
1958598
1959770
1960413
1961721
1962449
1963453
1964961
1965584
1966398
1967432
1968764
1969365
19701,148
1971629
1972537
1973461
1974773
1975760
19761,087
1977808
1978406
1979774
19801,253
1981737
19821,079
1983555
1984717
19851,089
1986519
1987834
1988753
1989389
1990948
19911,189
1992872
1993918
19941,144
1995658
19961,073
19971,903
19981,331
1999895
20002,427
2001823
2002704
20031,364
2004518
20051,476
20061,004
20072,285
2008621
20091,926
2010994
20111,216
20121,350
2013675
2014569
2015439
2016537
2017581
20181,063
2019569
20201,175
2021586
2022557
2023705
2024849
2025525
2026917

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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).