Weather Records on 19 October 1951

231 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1951. Highest significance: Biscotasing, CA.

Key Facts for 19 October 1951

On 19 October 1951, 231 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 230 daily.
Biscotasing set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 19 October 1951.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

231 stations

231 station records on 19 October 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehorn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Castelo Do Piaui (Marvao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Walburg	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kopati(Kaupati)	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stettler	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fortaleza (Escola Regional)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tappen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bali	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armstrong	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stettler	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Terrace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhorn Ashley Rngr St	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Springdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Desuri	India	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehorn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

231 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 71, Heaviest daily snowfall 32.

Records on 19 October 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 October 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 230.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

184 broken records

Margins by which the 184 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1951

Top 20 records on 19 October 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1951	Biscotasing, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1951	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1951	Banff, CA	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1951	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1951	Sprague, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1951	Kerkeriya, IN	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1951	Quesnel, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1951	Sion, CA	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1951	Markovo, RU	daily high max	3.5 C (38.3 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1951	Elida, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1951	Moosehorn, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1951	Castelo Do Piaui (Marvao), BR	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1951	Revelstoke, CA	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1951	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1951	St Walburg, CA	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1951	Gorlitz, DE	daily low min	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1951	Kopati(Kaupati), IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1951	Chingleput, IN	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1951	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1951	Stettler, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	22 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

1806 to 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1951. 1951 had 231 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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	162
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1