Weather Records on 19 October 1937

476 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1937. Highest significance: Gembrook, AU.

Key Facts for 19 October 1937

On 19 October 1937, 476 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 460 daily.
Gembrook set a daily record precipitation of 95.8 mm (3.8 in) on 19 October 1937.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

476 stations

476 station records on 19 October 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Toorak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dandenong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Healesville (Nyora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koo Wee Rup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

476 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 373, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 19 October 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	373
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 October 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 460.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

429 broken records

Margins by which the 429 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1937

Top 20 records on 19 October 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1937	Gembrook, AU	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1937	Kew, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1937	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1937	Warburton, AU	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1937	Mayaguez City, PR	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1937	Morrison, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1937	Carlton Brg, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1937	Galva, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1937	Greenville Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1937	Toorak, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1937	Brodhead Wwtp, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1937	Hawthorn, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1937	Red Hill South, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1937	Pelzer, US	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1937	Dubuque River, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1937	Beenak, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1937	Dandenong Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1937	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1937	Covington, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1937	Mt Carroll, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)

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

1806 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1937. 1937 had 476 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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Data for records on 1937-10-19: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	345
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1