Weather Records on 15 October 1941

330 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1941. Highest significance: Fayetteville, US.

Key Facts for 15 October 1941

On 15 October 1941, 330 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
150 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 327 daily.
Fayetteville set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 15 October 1941.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

330 stations

330 station records on 15 October 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingburg AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Gibson	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rivers Inlet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saltsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lost Creek Near	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tilcha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

330 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 15 October 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 October 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 327.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

268 broken records

Margins by which the 268 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1941

Top 20 records on 15 October 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1941	Fayetteville, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1941	Haskell, US	monthly rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1941	Greenfield, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1941	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1941	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1941	Huntingburg AP, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1941	Okmulgee Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1941	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	monthly rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1941	Ft Smith, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1941	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1941	Fort Gibson, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1941	Emporium 1 E, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1941	Lake Moraine, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1941	New Madrid, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1941	Galway, IE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	49 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1941	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1941	Evansville Ft Court STN, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1941	Mammoth Spring, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1941	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1941	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	15 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

1794 to 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1941. 1941 had 330 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	210
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1