Weather Records on 14 October 1944

277 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1944. Highest significance: Gundlupet, IN.

Key Facts for 14 October 1944

On 14 October 1944, 277 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 274 daily.
Gundlupet set a daily record precipitation of 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 14 October 1944.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

277 stations

277 station records on 14 October 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gundlupet	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Khandala	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Bonuna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Megantic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nesbyen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dibrugarh Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

277 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 94, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 14 October 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 October 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 274.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

226 broken records

Margins by which the 226 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1944

Top 20 records on 14 October 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1944	Gundlupet, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1944	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1944	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1944	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1944	Millinocket, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1944	Khandala, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1944	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	69 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1944	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1944	Gloversville, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1944	La Pocatiere Cda, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1944	Sviland, NO	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1944	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1944	Fellsmere 7 SSW, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1944	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1944	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high min	21.2 C (70.2 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	45 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1944	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1944	St Petersburg, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	50 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1944	Weslaco, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	1 year	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1944	New Martinsville 4 NNE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1944	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	50 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1944. 1944 had 277 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 10	191
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1