Weather Records on 11 October 1940

201 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1940. Highest significance: Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE.

Key Facts for 11 October 1940

On 11 October 1940, 201 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 196 daily.
Bremen-Seefahrtschule set a daily record precipitation of 31.3 mm (1.2 in) on 11 October 1940.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

201 stations

201 station records on 11 October 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kizljar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bagewadi	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mudhol	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madha	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nargund	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Watheroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ely Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arrino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Molakmura	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mhaswad	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mottinger	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

201 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 72, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 11 October 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	72
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 October 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 196.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

166 broken records

Margins by which the 166 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1940

Top 20 records on 11 October 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1940	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1940	Kizljar, RU	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1940	Bederkesa, DE	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1940	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	monthly rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1940	Athani, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1940	Panchgani, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1940	Mahackala, RU	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1940	Sion 2, CH	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1940	Bagewadi, IN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1940	Mudhol, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1940	Gadhinglaj, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1940	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1940	Madha, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1940	Nargund, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1940	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high max	26.2 C (79.2 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1940	Rajampet, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1940	Hukeri, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1940	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1940	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1940	Hilo 86A, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	22 years	23 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1940. 1940 had 201 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	864

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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	136
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1