Weather Records on 19 October 1971

933 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1971. Highest significance: Paris, US.

Key Facts for 19 October 1971

On 19 October 1971, 933 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
376 were record highs and 192 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 920 daily.
Paris set a monthly record daily precipitation of 175.3 mm (6.9 in) on 19 October 1971.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

933 stations

933 station records on 19 October 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nonda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wahiawa Dam 863	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pinos Altos	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
South Slocan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarafield Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
King Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McNary 2N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Bell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palestina (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilburton 9 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

933 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 323, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 352, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 October 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	323
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	352
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 October 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 920.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

771 broken records

Margins by which the 771 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1971

Top 20 records on 19 October 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1971	Paris, US	monthly rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1971	Kairi Research Station, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1971	Nonda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1971	Springerville, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1971	Clifton 10 E, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1971	Hico, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1971	Cloudcroft, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1971	Mtn Park, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1971	Milha, BR	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1971	Aurora, BR	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1971	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1971	Wahiawa Dam 863, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1971	Oregon City, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1971	Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1971	Port Washington, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1971	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1971	Pine Ridge, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1971	Holbrook, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1971	Carrollton, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1971	Waukesha Wwtp, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	40 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

1806 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1971. 1971 had 933 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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 50	757
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1