Weather Records on 10 October 1974

379 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1974. Highest significance: Pedro II, BR.

Key Facts for 10 October 1974

On 10 October 1974, 379 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 374 daily.
Pedro II set a daily record precipitation of 67.6 mm (2.7 in) on 10 October 1974.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

379 stations

379 station records on 10 October 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pedro II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pombal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Castelo Do Piaui (Marvao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ituacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Novo Oriente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sousa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record snow depth	92.0 cm (36.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roundup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ainsworth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Christie (Tar 397 Mile)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Ema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mauth-Finsterau	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dzaore	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cascavel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ubajara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose de Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miraima	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Progresso	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pacatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Paulo Do Potengi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Currais Novos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Riachao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

379 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 10 October 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 10 October 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 374.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

305 broken records

Margins by which the 305 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1974

Top 20 records on 10 October 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1974	Pedro II, BR	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1974	Princesa Isabel, BR	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1974	Pombal, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1974	Crato, BR	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1974	Castelo Do Piaui (Marvao), BR	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1974	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1974	Ituacu, BR	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1974	Gogland, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1974	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1974	Amarante, BR	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1974	Novo Oriente, BR	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1974	Karlshamn, SE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1974	Santa Rosa, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1974	Sousa, BR	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1974	Anta, BR	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1974	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily low min	7.4 C (45.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1974	Feldberg/Schwarzwald, DE	monthly snow depth	92.0 cm (36.2 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1974	Clinton, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	77 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1974	Louisburg, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1974	Coalcoman (Smn), MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 379 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	301
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1