Weather Records on 7 October 1937

359 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1937. Highest significance: Cape Sorell, AU.

Key Facts for 7 October 1937

On 7 October 1937, 359 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 338 daily.
Cape Sorell set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 7 October 1937.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

359 stations

359 station records on 7 October 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rasra	India	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bikram	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Patna Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biddelia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ballia	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosera	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bansdih	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zamana	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hajipur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madhubani	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forbesganj	India	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mirzapur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dinapur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buxar	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chunar	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bihar	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gonda	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rewa	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chandauli	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hiranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boko	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macalister Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

359 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 7 October 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 October 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 338.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

267 broken records

Margins by which the 267 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 146.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1937

Top 20 records on 7 October 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1937	Cape Sorell, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1937	Rasra, IN	daily rain	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1937	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1937	Bikram, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1937	Wollomombi (Wallamumbi), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1937	Patna Obsy, IN	monthly rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1937	Tiruvallur, IN	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1937	Biddelia, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1937	Ballia, IN	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1937	Rosera, IN	monthly rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1937	Barh, IN	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1937	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1937	Gangapur, IN	daily rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1937	Mahua, IN	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1937	Bansdih, IN	monthly rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1937	Zamana, IN	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1937	Hajipur, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1937	Madhubani, IN	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1937	Forbesganj, IN	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1937	De Emigratie, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	30 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1937. 1937 had 359 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	226
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1