Weather Records on 26 October 1971

1,021 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1971. Highest significance: Salisbury, US.

Key Facts for 26 October 1971

On 26 October 1971, 1,021 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
543 were record highs and 211 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 1,007 daily.
Salisbury set a monthly record daily precipitation of 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 26 October 1971.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,021 stations

1,021 station records on 26 October 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rodeo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Progresso	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mescalero	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Bell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caballo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuzigoot Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gavriila Buhta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charles City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Towson	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,021 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 139, Highest daily minimum 481, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 26 October 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	139
Highest daily minimum	481
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 26 October 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 1,007.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

855 broken records

Margins by which the 855 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

26 October 1971

Top 20 records on 26 October 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1971	Salisbury, US	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1971	Tsumeb - Pol, NA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1971	Mountainair, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1971	Crowfels Station, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1971	Mountain View, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1971	Banff, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1971	Rodeo, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1971	Progresso, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1971	Banff, CA	daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1971	Denton 2 E, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1971	Escanaba, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1971	Bull Harbour, CA	monthly snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1971	Mountain View Birdseye, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1971	Mescalero, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1971	Cedar Lake, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1971	Silver Bell, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1971	Caballo Dam, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1971	Tuzigoot Nm, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1971	Ft Grant, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1971	Pocomoke City, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	38 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

1816 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1971. 1971 had 1,021 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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	817
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1