Weather Records on 14 October 1957

491 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1957. Highest significance: Dialville 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 14 October 1957

On 14 October 1957, 491 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 482 daily.
Dialville 2 W set a monthly record daily precipitation of 208.3 mm (8.2 in) on 14 October 1957.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

491 stations

491 station records on 14 October 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rock 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waco	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mariposa	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehorn	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lintlaw	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

491 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 228, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 14 October 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 14 October 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 482.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

405 broken records

Margins by which the 405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1957

Top 20 records on 14 October 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1957	Dialville 2 W, US	monthly rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	25 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1957	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1957	Kern River Ph 1, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1957	Junction 4SSW, US	monthly rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1957	Laramie, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1957	Cameron, US	monthly rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1957	Lufkin Angelina Co AP, US	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1957	Sealy, US	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1957	Kaufman 3 SE, US	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1957	Castellon de la Plana, ES	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1957	Mexia, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1957	Fredericksburg, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1957	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1957	Maricopa 9 SSW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1957	Red Rock 6 SSW, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1957	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1957	Llano, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1957	Henderson, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1957	McGregor, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1957	Waco, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	43 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

1793 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 491 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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 20	365
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1