Weather Records on 7 October 1942

184 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1942. Highest significance: Nerchinskij Zavod, RU.

Key Facts for 7 October 1942

On 7 October 1942, 184 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 178 daily.
Nerchinskij Zavod set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 7 October 1942.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

184 stations

184 station records on 7 October 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Katbari	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carnarvon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muriel Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Klaarstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sabinal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Polson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

184 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 37, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 October 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	37
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 October 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 178.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

138 broken records

Margins by which the 138 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1942

Top 20 records on 7 October 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1942	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	monthly rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1942	Mackay Post Office, AU	monthly low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1942	Thylungra Station, AU	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1942	Katbari, IN	monthly rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1942	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1942	Nurnberg, DE	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	50 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1942	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily high min	14.7 C (58.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	61 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1942	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high max	22.9 C (73.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	55 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1942	Graz, AT	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1942	Fichtelberg, DE	daily high max	18.2 C (64.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1942	Plauen, DE	daily high min	14.2 C (57.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1942	Weissenburg, DE	daily high max	25.4 C (77.7 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1942	Bamberg, DE	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	41 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1942	Suolovuopmi, NO	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1942	Ust Tzilma, RU	daily rain	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1942	Gumri, AM	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1942	Carnarvon Post Office, AU	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1942	Malvern Hills, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1942	Carabost, AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1942	Tustervatnet, NO	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	45 years	20 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

1802 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1942. 1942 had 184 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 20	137
20 to 40	0
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1