Weather Records on 14 October 1945

419 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1945. Highest significance: Bredasdorp, ZA.

Key Facts for 14 October 1945

On 14 October 1945, 419 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 408 daily.
Bredasdorp set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 14 October 1945.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

419 stations

419 station records on 14 October 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iguatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Itabaiana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mallow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khatra	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saraipali	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Terrace	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bankura Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Assobani	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kosmos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fogo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

419 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 14 October 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 October 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 408.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

338 broken records

Margins by which the 338 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1945

Top 20 records on 14 October 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1945	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1945	McGregor (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1945	Esplanada, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1945	Leeupoort, ZA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1945	Bonfim, BR	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1945	Duiwelskloof (Mun), ZA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1945	Paripiranga, BR	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1945	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1945	Iguatu, BR	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1945	Itabaianinha, BR	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1945	Peraiyur, IN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1945	Nebo, ZA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1945	Pao de Acucar, BR	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1945	Aquidaba, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1945	Acude Itabaiana, BR	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1945	Ludlow, ZA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1945	Agua Branca, BR	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1945	Pilgrims Rest (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1945	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1945	Naboomspruit (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	35 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1945. 1945 had 419 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	273
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2