Weather Records on 21 October 1967

472 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 1967. Highest significance: Wingham (Lanark Close), AU.

Key Facts for 21 October 1967

On 21 October 1967, 472 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 463 daily.
Wingham (Lanark Close) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 256.5 mm (10.1 in) on 21 October 1967.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

472 stations

472 station records on 21 October 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Monkerai Upper (Redleaf)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley Island (Lyndhurst)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchendur	India	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woolooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Forest School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Americana (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cacapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narangba Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bulby Brush (Blue Look-Out)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Piracicaba (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gladysvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

472 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 21 October 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 21 October 1967 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 463.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

422 broken records

Margins by which the 422 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 1967

Top 20 records on 21 October 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 1967	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	monthly rain	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	165.8 mm (6.5 in)	72 years	79 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1967	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	monthly rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 years	73 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1967	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1967	Cundletown Post Office, AU	monthly rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1967	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1967	Krambach Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1967	Dungog Post Office, AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1967	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1967	Monkerai Upper (Redleaf), AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1967	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1967	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1967	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1967	Gloucester Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1967	Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road), AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1967	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1967	Comboyne Post Office, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1967	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1967	Buderim Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1967	Oxley Island (Lyndhurst), AU	monthly rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1967	Stewarts River Public School, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	45 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

1795 to 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1967. 1967 had 472 records.

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

Records on 10-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1805	1
1808	1
1810	1
1834	1
1835	1
1840	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	3
1867	1
1868	3
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1877	2
1878	1
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	6
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	2
1903	3
1904	30
1905	15
1906	11
1907	35
1908	35
1909	19
1910	21
1911	10
1912	18
1913	59
1914	35
1915	43
1916	70
1917	208
1918	18
1919	102
1920	149
1921	58
1922	78
1923	81
1924	389
1925	150
1926	77
1927	187
1928	78
1929	200
1930	492
1931	217
1932	165
1933	733
1934	407
1935	707
1936	407
1937	132
1938	121
1939	491
1940	537
1941	644
1942	258
1943	421
1944	367
1945	538
1946	297
1947	977
1948	266
1949	1,015
1950	438
1951	382
1952	848
1953	1,579
1954	279
1955	481
1956	276
1957	511
1958	322
1959	410
1960	408
1961	553
1962	359
1963	725
1964	457
1965	465
1966	425
1967	472
1968	174
1969	881
1970	548
1971	498
1972	813
1973	464
1974	866
1975	509
1976	1,467
1977	451
1978	616
1979	1,958
1980	378
1981	667
1982	870
1983	786
1984	1,872
1985	776
1986	814
1987	852
1988	696
1989	1,668
1990	807
1991	877
1992	1,095
1993	845
1994	670
1995	1,120
1996	1,581
1997	915
1998	711
1999	688
2000	771
2001	610
2002	1,241
2003	2,066
2004	1,674
2005	949
2006	1,057
2007	916
2008	610
2009	713
2010	710
2011	662
2012	703
2013	440
2014	716
2015	493
2016	734
2017	750
2018	440
2019	757
2020	1,135
2021	574
2022	629
2023	890
2024	1,138
2025	364

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	364
25 to 50	42
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1