Weather Records on 1 October 1957

646 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1957. Highest significance: Zoetendals Vallei, ZA.

Key Facts for 1 October 1957

On 1 October 1957, 646 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
331 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 588 daily.
Zoetendals Vallei set a daily record precipitation of 44.0 mm (1.7 in) on 1 October 1957.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

646 stations

646 station records on 1 October 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 October 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tshatsheni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Protem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Honnali	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Denver	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cologne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clifford Chambers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albertinia (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middelkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
French Island (McLeod Prison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

646 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 198, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 October 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	198
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 October 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 58, daily 588.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

526 broken records

Margins by which the 526 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1957

Top 20 records on 1 October 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1957	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1957	Warragul (Carbethon), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1957	Wilo (Bos), ZA	daily rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1957	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1957	Lebanon (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1957	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1957	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1957	Utrecht (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1957	Cove 1 E, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1957	Tshatsheni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1957	Leeupoort, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1957	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1957	Pbo Anantapur, IN	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1957	Council, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1957	Warragul, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1957	Protem, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1957	Mardan South, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1957	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1957	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1957	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily low max	8.6 C (47.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	75 years	32 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

1813 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1957. 1957 had 646 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	465
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1