Weather Records on 19 October 1941

237 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1941. Highest significance: Chapman, US.

Key Facts for 19 October 1941

On 19 October 1941, 237 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 230 daily.
Chapman set a monthly record daily precipitation of 112.5 mm (4.4 in) on 19 October 1941.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

237 stations

237 station records on 19 October 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amguri	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pet Jorhat	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sagunbari	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie City Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rasra	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

237 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 100.

Records on 19 October 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 October 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 230.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

181 broken records

Margins by which the 181 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1941

Top 20 records on 19 October 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1941	Chapman, US	monthly rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1941	Timovskoe, RU	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1941	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1941	Dwarsfontein, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1941	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	monthly rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1941	Ottawa, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1941	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1941	Amguri, IN	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1941	Reit Im Winkl, DE	monthly rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1941	Holton, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1941	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1941	Fryerstown, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1941	Lisboa Geofisica, PT	daily high max	30.3 C (86.5 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1941	Lawrence, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	63 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1941	St Augustine, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1941	Blue Rapids, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1941	Olathe 3E, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1941	Pet Jorhat, IN	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1941	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1941	Manhattan, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	12 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

1806 to 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1941. 1941 had 237 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1941-10-19: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 October 1941
Margin	Records
0 to 10	145
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1