Weather Records on 10 October 1957

295 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1957. Highest significance: King City, US.

Key Facts for 10 October 1957

On 10 October 1957, 295 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 283 daily.
King City set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.6 mm (1.6 in) on 10 October 1957.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

295 stations

295 station records on 10 October 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Welgeleven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Progress	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Mateo	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lobatse	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin 91	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mathabhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Morgan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sub-Nigel (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Botataboomen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch Fibrebrd Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

295 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 135.

Records on 10 October 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 October 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 283.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

252 broken records

Margins by which the 252 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1957

Top 20 records on 10 October 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1957	King City, US	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1957	Setlagodi (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1957	East Park Rsvr, US	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1957	Winburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1957	Hollister 1 SW, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1957	Rietpan, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1957	Hilo 86A, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1957	Muvattupuzha, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1957	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1957	Ottosdal, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1957	Willows 6 W, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1957	Progress, ZA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1957	Bordeaux, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1957	Devon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1957	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1957	Poortjie, ZA	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1957	San Mateo, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1957	Clearwater, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1957	Crockett, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1957	Santa Rosa, US	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	5 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

1793 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 295 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 October 1957
Margin	Records
0 to 10	199
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1