Weather Records on 19 October 1940

864 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1940. Highest significance: Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES.

Key Facts for 19 October 1940

On 19 October 1940, 864 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
358 were record highs and 332 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 833 daily.
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr set an all-time record daily precipitation of 209.2 mm (8.2 in) on 19 October 1940.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

864 stations

864 station records on 19 October 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	209.2 mm (8.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Broach	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vagra	India	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barwani	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valod	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cambay	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amod	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bulsar Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gandai	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nadiad	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thasra	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hansot	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Panki	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Borsad	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dapoli	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	147.7 mm (5.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jambusar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ankleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pardi	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kusrangi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bardoli	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mahasamund	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anand	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalyan	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manohar Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

864 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 202, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 130, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 October 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	202
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	130
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 October 1940 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 833.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

711 broken records

Margins by which the 711 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1940

Top 20 records on 19 October 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1940	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	all-time rain	209.2 mm (8.2 in)	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	3 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1940	Broach, IN	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1940	Vagra, IN	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1940	Mandvi, IN	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1940	Barwani, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1940	Valod, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1940	Cambay, IN	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1940	Lares, PR	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1940	Amod, IN	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1940	Bulsar Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1940	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1940	Goderich, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1940	Jalalpur, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1940	Philadelphia City, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1940	Gandai, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1940	Nadiad, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1940	Thasra, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1940	Hansot, IN	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1940	Chikhli, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1940	Shahpura, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	33 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

1806 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1940. 1940 had 864 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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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	647
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1