Weather Records on 14 October 1971

645 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1971. Highest significance: Doornplaat, ZA.

Key Facts for 14 October 1971

On 14 October 1971, 645 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 638 daily.
Doornplaat set a daily record precipitation of 53.5 mm (2.1 in) on 14 October 1971.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

645 stations

645 station records on 14 October 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Areia (Ufpb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Widgee Station Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kranshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wolhaarkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjeoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koppiesvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schwangau-Horn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schweizer-Reneke (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Island Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Swartkoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hemse	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valyermo Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

645 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 355, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 14 October 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	355
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 14 October 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 638.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

572 broken records

Margins by which the 572 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1971

Top 20 records on 14 October 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1971	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1971	Areia (Ufpb), BR	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1971	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1971	Saanich Dom Astro Obs, CA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1971	Widgee Station Hill, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1971	Winfield, AU	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1971	Millaquin Sugar, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1971	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1971	Haparanda, SE	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1971	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1971	Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1971	Kranshoek, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1971	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1971	Rosedale Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1971	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1971	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1971	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1971	Wolhaarkop, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1971	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1971	Groenfontein "Montagu", ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	36 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 645 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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 25	534
25 to 50	22
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1