Weather Records on 15 October 1937

1,444 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1937. Highest significance: Moonambel, AU.

Key Facts for 15 October 1937

On 15 October 1937, 1,444 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 1,250 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 1,438 daily.
Moonambel set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.8 mm (2.6 in) on 15 October 1937.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,444 stations

1,444 station records on 15 October 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moonambel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haskote	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal (Earlstan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dewan	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,444 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 681, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 569, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 15 October 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	681
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	569
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 15 October 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 1,438.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,243 broken records

Margins by which the 1,243 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1937

Top 20 records on 15 October 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1937	Moonambel, AU	monthly rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1937	Salzburg, AT	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1937	Luz (Estacao), BR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1937	Haskote, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1937	Collbran, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1937	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1937	Southport 5 N, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1937	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1937	Rico, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1937	Jeffersonville, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1937	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1937	Marshall, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1937	Warracknabeal (Earlstan), AU	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1937	Simcoe, CA	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1937	Audubon, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1937	Lawrence, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	67 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1937	Fairfield, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1937	Hampton, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1937	Marshalltown, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1937	Cambridge Water Trmt P, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	35 years	27 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

1794 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1937. 1937 had 1,444 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	1,207
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1