Weather Records on 15 October 1951

341 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1951. Highest significance: Yeola, IN.

Key Facts for 15 October 1951

On 15 October 1951, 341 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 335 daily.
Yeola set an all-time record daily precipitation of 275.8 mm (10.9 in) on 15 October 1951.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

341 stations

341 station records on 15 October 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yeola	India	Record daily precipitation	275.8 mm (10.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Medha	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sangamner	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jamner	India	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raver	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stettler	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pilger	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bansda	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pimpelner	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malkapur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Edalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Junnar	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Creek 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fernbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Erandol	India	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nevasa	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chalisgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kachugaon	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seven Persons	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nawadah	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parola	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Falakata Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parner	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bhusaval Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jenner	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wani	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

341 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 27.

Records on 15 October 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 October 1951 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 335.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

302 broken records

Margins by which the 302 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1951

Top 20 records on 15 October 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1951	Yeola, IN	all-time rain	275.8 mm (10.9 in)	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	11 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1951	Humboldt, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1951	Medha, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1951	Sangamner, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1951	Jamner, IN	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1951	Skukuza, ZA	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1951	Lost River, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1951	Raver, IN	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1951	Bhadgaon, IN	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1951	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1951	Stettler, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1951	Pilger, CA	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1951	Scott Cda, CA	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1951	Bansda, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1951	Pimpelner, IN	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1951	Malkapur, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1951	Edalabad, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1951	Junnar, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1951	Lake Creek 6 SE, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1951	Jarrahdale, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	31 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1951. 1951 had 341 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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Data for records on 1951-10-15: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	259
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	2