Weather Records on 19 October 1957

348 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1957. Highest significance: Red Rvr, US.

Key Facts for 19 October 1957

On 19 October 1957, 348 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 344 daily.
Red Rvr set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 19 October 1957.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

348 stations

348 station records on 19 October 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iklera(Aklera)	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillriver Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Errol	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uitkyk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dolgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Disraeli	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wachuset	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ferozepur City	India	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Avalon	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Powell	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

348 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 October 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 October 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 344.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

287 broken records

Margins by which the 287 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1957

Top 20 records on 19 October 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1957	Red Rvr, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1957	Hilo 86A, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1957	Los Alamos, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1957	Lancaster, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1957	Jemez Springs, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1957	Fort Good Hope 2, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1957	Iklera(Aklera), IN	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1957	Hillriver Farm, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1957	Ahuacatlan, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1957	Cerro, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1957	Chacon, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1957	Chatillon-Sur-Seine, FR	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1957	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1957	Errol, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1957	San Juan de Los Llanos, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1957	Ft Yukon, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1957	Cardston, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1957	Caldwell, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1957	Uitkyk, ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1957	Miami, US	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	34 years	30 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1957. 1957 had 348 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	266
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1