Weather Records on 10 October 1971

561 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1971. Highest significance: Newark Ag Farm, US.

Key Facts for 10 October 1971

On 10 October 1971, 561 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
198 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 548 daily.
Newark Ag Farm set a daily record precipitation of 90.2 mm (3.6 in) on 10 October 1971.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

561 stations

561 station records on 10 October 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Doylestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marcus Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mineola	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pomerode	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beltsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenn Dale Bell STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockland	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stockbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McGrath AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armavir	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

561 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 302, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 10 October 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	302
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 10 October 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 548.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

477 broken records

Margins by which the 477 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

10 October 1971

Top 20 records on 10 October 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1971	Newark Ag Farm, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1971	Chestertown, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1971	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1971	Doylestown, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1971	Marcus Hook, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1971	Hatteras, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1971	Elkton, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1971	Clarksville, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1971	Turners Falls, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1971	Blakely, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1971	Fall River, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1971	Grafton, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1971	Towson, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1971	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1971	Paterson, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1971	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1971	La Plata 1 W, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1971	Baltimore-Washington Intl AP, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1971	Mineola, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1971	Summerville 4W, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1971. 1971 had 561 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	380
20 to 40	71
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1