Weather Records on 10 October 1950

569 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1950. Highest significance: Ust-Maja, RU.

Key Facts for 10 October 1950

On 10 October 1950, 569 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 562 daily.
Ust-Maja set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.6 mm (1.1 in) on 10 October 1950.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

569 stations

569 station records on 10 October 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tara Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goorganga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Many Peaks Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beau Maison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Speculation Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sialsuk	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Macalister Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mogul Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eagles Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bodangora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goomeri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Struth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

569 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 443.

Records on 10 October 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	443
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 October 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 562.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

525 broken records

Margins by which the 525 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1950

Top 20 records on 10 October 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1950	Ust-Maja, RU	monthly rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1950	Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1950	Rosedale Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1950	Belah Park, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1950	Mulgrave Mill, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1950	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1950	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1950	Tara Shire Council, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1950	Murgon Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1950	Bagepalli, IN	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1950	Dingo Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1950	Tiffin, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1950	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1950	Goorganga, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1950	Lawrence, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1950	Beaver Lake, CA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1950	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1950	Many Peaks Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1950	Beau Maison, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1950	Speculation Station, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	40 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 569 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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	465
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1