Weather Records on 10 October 1942

265 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1942. Highest significance: Shimoga, IN.

Key Facts for 10 October 1942

On 10 October 1942, 265 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 243 daily.
Shimoga set a daily record precipitation of 100.3 mm (3.9 in) on 10 October 1942.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

265 stations

265 station records on 10 October 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shimoga	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baramati	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yandarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Playfair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warkworth 1 Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Klaarstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shrigonda	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sirur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mandya	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Meridian 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bindango	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Intake	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bikin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

265 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 10 October 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 10 October 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 243.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

217 broken records

Margins by which the 217 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1942

Top 20 records on 10 October 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1942	Shimoga, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1942	Baramati, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1942	Isakapally, IN	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1942	Gannapan, ZA	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1942	Seattle UNIV of Washin, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1942	Yandarloo, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1942	Glenns Ferry, US	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1942	Beaconsfield, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1942	Joseph, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1942	Mount Playfair, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1942	Patan, IN	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1942	Pinedale, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1942	Dalmorton Homestead, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1942	Warkworth 1 Public School, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1942	Erode, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1942	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1942	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	67 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1942	Glasgow #2, US	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1942	Melfort, CA	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1942	Perumbalur, IN	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	26 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

1793 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 265 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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	204
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2