Weather Records on 14 October 1937

1,219 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1937. Highest significance: Calcutta/Alipore, IN.

Key Facts for 14 October 1937

On 14 October 1937, 1,219 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 1,085 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 1,213 daily.
Calcutta/Alipore set a daily record precipitation of 113.0 mm (4.4 in) on 14 October 1937.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,219 stations

1,219 station records on 14 October 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nowgong	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Barracks	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burdwan	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sagunbari	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gangajalghati	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arambagh	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakhipur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,219 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 648, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 437, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 October 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	648
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	437
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 October 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 1,213.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,015 broken records

Margins by which the 1,015 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 163.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1937

Top 20 records on 14 October 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1937	Calcutta/Alipore, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1937	Tihoreck, RU	monthly rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1937	Nowgong, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1937	Coldwater, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1937	Calcutta/Barracks, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1937	Burdwan, IN	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1937	Mt Garnet Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1937	Hooghly, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1937	Sagunbari, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1937	Brucefield, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1937	Bhagwanpur, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1937	Orland, US	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1937	Anna 4 N, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1937	Storm Lake, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1937	New Salem 5NW, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1937	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1937	Abbeville, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1937	Blair, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1937	Faulkton, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1937	Waco, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	52 years	28 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 1,219 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853

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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 25	994
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1