Weather Records on 15 October 1945

487 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1945. Highest significance: Cwebe, ZA.

Key Facts for 15 October 1945

On 15 October 1945, 487 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
230 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 474 daily.
Cwebe set a daily record precipitation of 80.5 mm (3.2 in) on 15 October 1945.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

487 stations

487 station records on 15 October 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Porto da Folha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tobias Barreto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora da Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sanivarsanthe	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wateranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Panki	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Balandapara	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sanklespur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mocambo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Frei Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vertentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

487 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 15 October 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 October 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 474.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

364 broken records

Margins by which the 364 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1945

Top 20 records on 15 October 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1945	Cwebe, ZA	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1945	Porto da Folha, BR	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1945	Tobias Barreto, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1945	Ntsubane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1945	Cape St. Francis, ZA	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1945	Nossa Senhora da Gloria, BR	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1945	Sanivarsanthe, IN	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1945	Maceio (Aeroporto), BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1945	Malavalli, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1945	Adirampatanam, IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1945	Lindsay, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1945	Wateranga, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1945	Iroquois Falls, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1945	Alur, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1945	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1945	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1945	Glenelg, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	50 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1945	Panki, IN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1945	Buxton, GB	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1945	Luis Gomes, BR	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	23 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

1794 to 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1945. 1945 had 487 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	340
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1