Weather Records on 10 October 1951

439 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1951. Highest significance: Meningie, AU.

Key Facts for 10 October 1951

On 10 October 1951, 439 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 419 daily.
Meningie set a daily record precipitation of 34.5 mm (1.4 in) on 10 October 1951.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

439 stations

439 station records on 10 October 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wellington East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Karoonda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sandalwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tailem Bend (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moorlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tintinara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalind	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Reach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blanchetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Bridge (Tepko)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Peake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springkell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coomandook (Malinong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waikerie (Ramco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mannum (Sanderston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tailem Bend	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wynarka (Hooper)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgundawa Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brentwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Copeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mindarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coomandook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parrakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waukaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Geranium	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchendur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

439 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 236.

Records on 10 October 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 October 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 419.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

369 broken records

Margins by which the 369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1951

Top 20 records on 10 October 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1951	Meningie, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1951	Wellington East, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1951	Karoonda, AU	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1951	Sandalwood, AU	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1951	Tailem Bend (Woodlands), AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1951	Moorlands, AU	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1951	Tintinara, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1951	Sedan, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1951	Rosalind, AU	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1951	Swan Reach, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1951	Blanchetown, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1951	Murray Bridge (Tepko), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1951	Peake, AU	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1951	Kowanyama Airport, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1951	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1951	Coomandook (Malinong), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1951	Waikerie (Ramco), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1951	Coonalpyn, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1951	Hendrikspan (Skl), ZA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1951	Mannum (Sanderston), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	45 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1951. 1951 had 439 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 10	303
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3