Weather Records on 7 October 1971

629 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1971. Highest significance: Simao Dias (Anapolis), BR.

Key Facts for 7 October 1971

On 7 October 1971, 629 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 615 daily.
Simao Dias (Anapolis) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.0 mm (3.4 in) on 7 October 1971.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

629 stations

629 station records on 7 October 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Indlunkulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein 11,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Groenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Band	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Patamute	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Skilderkrans	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Papane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sernovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Etwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Una (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pudoz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oukraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ebenezer (Weltevrede)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norvalspont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presidio	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steeunmekaar (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Agudo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jesus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eenbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ojinaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kranskop (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olonec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Vale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

629 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 381, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 7 October 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	381
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 7 October 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 615.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

580 broken records

Margins by which the 580 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1971

Top 20 records on 7 October 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1971	Simao Dias (Anapolis), BR	monthly rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1971	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1971	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1971	Groenfontein "Montagu", ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1971	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1971	Indlunkulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1971	Grootfontein 11,, ZA	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1971	Nieuwejaarsfontein, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1971	Kendrew Estates, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1971	Groenvlei, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1971	Tweefontein, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1971	Mvenyane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1971	Cengcane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1971	Bushy Band, ZA	daily rain	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1971	Patamute, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1971	Bokfontein, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1971	Skilderkrans, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1971	Papane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1971	Sernovodsk, RU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1971	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	51 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

1802 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1971. 1971 had 629 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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	503
20 to 40	63
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1