Weather Records on 14 October 1942

411 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1942. Highest significance: Muscle Creek (Clendinning), AU.

Key Facts for 14 October 1942

On 14 October 1942, 411 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 389 daily.
Muscle Creek (Clendinning) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 14 October 1942.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

411 stations

411 station records on 14 October 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Falls Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.7 mm (7.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
State Sanatorium	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 3 SE Unity	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hunters Hill (the Bungalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vayalpad	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

411 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 292, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 October 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 October 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 389.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

361 broken records

Margins by which the 361 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1942

Top 20 records on 14 October 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1942	Muscle Creek (Clendinning), AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1942	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	monthly rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1942	Appin Church St, AU	monthly rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1942	Cataract Dam, AU	monthly rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1942	Epping Chester Street, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1942	Frederick Police Brks, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1942	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1942	Mannarghat, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1942	Moorefield 1 SSE, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1942	Romney 1 SW, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1942	Winchester 7 SE, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1942	Wentworth Falls Post Office, AU	monthly rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1942	Edenton, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1942	Takoma Park # 1, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1942	Tarikere, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1942	Greensburg 2 S, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1942	Washington, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1942	Krambach (Bellevue), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1942	Audley National Park Bottom St, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1942	Ryde Pumping Station, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	47 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

1793 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 411 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853

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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	260
20 to 40	68
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	3