Weather Records on 7 October 1943

424 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1943. Highest significance: Sullurpet, IN.

Key Facts for 7 October 1943

On 7 October 1943, 424 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 407 daily.
Sullurpet set a daily record precipitation of 250.2 mm (9.9 in) on 7 October 1943.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

424 stations

424 station records on 7 October 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	250.2 mm (9.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	298.5 mm (11.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	202.9 mm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Borsat	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Neidavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Armstrong	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Piler(Pileru)	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

424 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 78, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 7 October 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 7 October 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 407.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

319 broken records

Margins by which the 319 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1943

Top 20 records on 7 October 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1943	Sullurpet, IN	daily rain	250.2 mm (9.9 in)	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1943	Satyavedu, IN	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1943	Tada, IN	monthly rain	298.5 mm (11.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1943	New Westminster, CA	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1943	Noyyatinkara, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1943	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	202.9 mm (8.0 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1943	Karjat, IN	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1943	Borsat, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1943	Little Hartley (Sheepcombe), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1943	Neidavasal, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1943	Moxee, US	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1943	Escanaba, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1943	Stratford, CA	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1943	Srimushnam, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1943	Tiruvarur, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1943	Adirampatanam, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1943	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	43 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1943	St Augustine, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1943	Independence, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1943	Minden, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 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

1802 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1943. 1943 had 424 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	301
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1