Weather Records on 4 October 1943

426 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1943. Highest significance: Comet Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 4 October 1943

On 4 October 1943, 426 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 396 daily.
Comet Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 4 October 1943.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

426 stations

426 station records on 4 October 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Murgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Grange	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koratagere	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Central Kin Kin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goomeri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Molka (Lowana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Merlwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yarral Yarral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nossa Senhora da Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

426 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 157, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 162.

Records on 4 October 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	157
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 October 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 396.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

351 broken records

Margins by which the 351 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1943

Top 20 records on 4 October 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 1943	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1943	Cooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1943	Mapleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1943	Yandina Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1943	Murgon Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1943	Orion, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1943	Laidley Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1943	Kenilworth Township, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1943	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1943	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1943	Rolleston, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1943	The Grange, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1943	Kingaroy Prince Street, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1943	Moore Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1943	Koratagere, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1943	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1943	Central Kin Kin, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1943	Hattonvale Store, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1943	Gokak, IN	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1943	Grandchester Symes St, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	33 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

1795 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1943. 1943 had 426 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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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	286
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1