Weather Records on 14 October 1940

320 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1940. Highest significance: Melbourne Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 14 October 1940

On 14 October 1940, 320 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 320 daily.
Melbourne Regional Office set a daily record high maximum temperature of 35.2 C (95.4 F) on 14 October 1940.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

320 stations

320 station records on 14 October 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mhaswad	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haiku 490	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bhandara	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paud	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shrigonda	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lesliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khapari	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

320 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 14 October 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 October 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 320.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

270 broken records

Margins by which the 270 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1940

Top 20 records on 14 October 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1940	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	35.2 C (95.4 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1940	Mhaswad, IN	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1940	Brockville, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1940	Alma, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1940	Brantford, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1940	Haiku 490, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1940	Charlotte, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1940	Cheboygan, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1940	Pelee Island, CA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1940	Higgins Lake, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1940	Newaygo Hardy Dam, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1940	Kirksville, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1940	Grand Rapids Wb City, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1940	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1940	Rockville, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1940	Lucan, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	58 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1940	Bhandara, IN	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1940	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1940	Chaibasa, IN	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1940	Toronto Agincourt, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	38 years	25 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 320 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 10	203
10 to 20	56
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1