Weather Records on 26 October 1951

337 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1951. Highest significance: Prince Rupert, CA.

Key Facts for 26 October 1951

On 26 October 1951, 337 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 324 daily.
Prince Rupert set a daily record precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 26 October 1951.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

337 stations

337 station records on 26 October 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn Ashley Rngr St	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Makai 143	United States	Record daily precipitation	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	233.4 mm (9.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	201.7 mm (7.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kapoho 93	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	224.5 mm (8.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron "Smoordrif"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eerstegeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Terrace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ames	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edna 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Biggar	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mahukona 159	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gaudan-In-Turkmen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

337 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 26 October 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 26 October 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 324.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

290 broken records

Margins by which the 290 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1951

Top 20 records on 26 October 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1951	Prince Rupert, CA	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1951	Elkhorn Ashley Rngr St, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1951	Honomu Makai 143, US	monthly rain	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1951	Papaikou 144.1, US	monthly rain	233.4 mm (9.2 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1951	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	201.7 mm (7.9 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1951	Alpine, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1951	Hakalau 142, US	monthly rain	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1951	Pahala 21, US	monthly rain	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1951	Mill Bay, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1951	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1951	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1951	Walnut Creek, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1951	Kapoho 93, US	monthly rain	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1951	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1951	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1951	Honomu Mauka 138, US	monthly rain	224.5 mm (8.8 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1951	Willows 6 W, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1951	Heilbron "Smoordrif", ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1951	Raton, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1951	Loa, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	37 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

1816 to 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1951. 1951 had 337 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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 25	255
25 to 50	20
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2