Weather Records on 1 October 1971

1,449 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1971. Highest significance: Lima, US.

Key Facts for 1 October 1971

On 1 October 1971, 1,449 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
745 were record highs and 304 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 154 monthly and 1,294 daily.
Lima set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 1 October 1971.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

1,449 stations

1,449 station records on 1 October 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 October 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Miles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ballantine	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoille Ph	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Powell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Washakie 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pocatello Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conda	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conda	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,449 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 233, Lowest daily maximum 196, Highest daily minimum 512, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 325, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 1 October 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	233
Lowest daily maximum	196
Highest daily minimum	512
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 1 October 1971 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 154, daily 1,294.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,179 broken records

Margins by which the 1,179 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1971

Top 20 records on 1 October 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1971	Lima, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1971	Miles City, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1971	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1971	Belhaven 1 SE, US	monthly rain	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1971	Bridger 2 N, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1971	Huntley Exp STN, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1971	Bridger 2 N, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1971	Lima, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1971	Hillsboro 3 N, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1971	Baudette, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1971	Ninette, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1971	Jackson, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1971	Deer Park, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1971	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1971	Pinal Rch, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1971	Ballantine, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1971	Miles City AP, US	monthly rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1971	Fosston 1 E, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1971	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1971	Sheldon, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8 years	52 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

1813 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1971. 1971 had 1,449 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 100	1,160
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1