Weather Records on 10 October 1937

420 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1937. Highest significance: Waitchie, AU.

Key Facts for 10 October 1937

On 10 October 1937, 420 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 411 daily.
Waitchie set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 10 October 1937.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

420 stations

420 station records on 10 October 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waitchie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah (Yarraby Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gredgwin (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tyntynder West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ultima (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pira Wild Horse Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain (Dullah Dullah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jallukar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Boga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine (East Loddon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narraport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quambatook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Donald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morrl Morrl (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fernihurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warmur West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Urvakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uri	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corack East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kamalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kallakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pomonal Windy Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tyntynder Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guhagar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowabie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prickley Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galaquil East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

420 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 328, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 10 October 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	328
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 October 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 411.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1937

Top 20 records on 10 October 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1937	Waitchie, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1937	Nyah (Yarraby Tank), AU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1937	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1937	Gredgwin (Barraport North), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1937	Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1937	Tyntynder West, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1937	Tyrrell Downs, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1937	Ultima (Post Office), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1937	Pira Wild Horse Plains, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1937	Ganmain (Dullah Dullah), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1937	Brodribb River, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1937	Wychitella South, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1937	Bellellen, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1937	Jallukar, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1937	Lake Boga, AU	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1937	Laen, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1937	Serpentine (East Loddon), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1937	Narraport, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1937	Quambatook, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1937	Naracoorte Cave Range, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	32 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

1793 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1937. 1937 had 420 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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 10	282
10 to 20	68
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1