Weather Records on 7 October 1941

892 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1941. Highest significance: Mt Pleasant 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 7 October 1941

On 7 October 1941, 892 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
562 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 831 daily.
Mt Pleasant 2 W set a monthly record daily precipitation of 161.3 mm (6.4 in) on 7 October 1941.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

892 stations

892 station records on 7 October 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Konda	India	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Razole(Rajole)	India	Record daily precipitation	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vijayawada	India	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	235.2 mm (9.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pendraka	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maunawili Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ramachandrapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thalipilly	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnur(Ponnuru)	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuni	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

892 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 249, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 313, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 October 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	249
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	313
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 October 1941 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 58, daily 831.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

715 broken records

Margins by which the 715 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1941

Top 20 records on 7 October 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1941	Mt Pleasant 2 W, US	monthly rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1941	Ashland, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1941	Yellamanchili, IN	daily rain	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1941	Hiram, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1941	Warren 3 S, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1941	Malakapuram, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1941	Srikakulam, IN	daily rain	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1941	Polavaram, IN	daily rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1941	Konda, IN	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1941	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1941	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1941	Marion, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1941	Razole(Rajole), IN	daily rain	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1941	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1941	Vijayawada, IN	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1941	Manginapudi, IN	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1941	Vishakhapatnam, IN	daily rain	235.2 mm (9.3 in)	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1941	Anakapalli, IN	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1941	Beatrice, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1941	Tanuku, IN	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	44 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

1802 to 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1941. 1941 had 892 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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 25	618
25 to 50	53
50 to 75	24
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	2