Weather Records on 11 October 1951

538 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1951. Highest significance: Quanaminning, AU.

Key Facts for 11 October 1951

On 11 October 1951, 538 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 533 daily.
Quanaminning set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 11 October 1951.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

538 stations

538 station records on 11 October 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quanaminning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Slaty Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gingaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wynrock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sialsuk	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gohpur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Derdekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
George School	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bochum-1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roebling	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkeld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodcliff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Doorndraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Narrung (Yalkuri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

538 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 292, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 11 October 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 October 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 533.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

457 broken records

Margins by which the 457 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1951

Top 20 records on 11 October 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1951	Quanaminning, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1951	Slaty Creek, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1951	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1951	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low min	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1951	Bannister, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1951	Gingaring, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1951	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1951	Boigbeat, AU	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1951	Wynrock, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1951	Jersey City, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1951	Sialsuk, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1951	Bolpur, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1951	Albany, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1951	Leeuwpoort, ZA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1951	Dover, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1951	Gohpur, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1951	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1951	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1951	Derdekraal, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1951	George School, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	33 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1951. 1951 had 538 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	864

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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	359
10 to 20	66
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1