Weather Records on 11 October 1974

356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1974. Highest significance: Cobar (the Meadows), AU.

Key Facts for 11 October 1974

On 11 October 1974, 356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 354 daily.
Cobar (the Meadows) set a daily record precipitation of 49.4 mm (1.9 in) on 11 October 1974.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

356 stations

356 station records on 11 October 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhneangarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Javier	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Gil (I.de Itaparica)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiksi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Penza	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sarapul	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record low maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Drummondville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnjaja Gutara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Araripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Braeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tularosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Window Rock 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boa Viagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nakanno	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguaruana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

356 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 11 October 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 11 October 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 354.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

293 broken records

Margins by which the 293 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 700.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1974

Top 20 records on 11 October 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1974	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1974	Pianco, BR	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1974	Laguna, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1974	Nizhneangarsk, RU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1974	Lencois, BR	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1974	Feldberg/Schwarzwald, DE	daily snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1974	Pipestone, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1974	Luverne, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1974	Baddeck, CA	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1974	Itaete (Iguacu), BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1974	Corozal Substn, PR	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1974	Flandreau, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1974	Crato, BR	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1974	Blue, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1974	Fort McPherson, CA	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1974	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily high min	10.4 C (50.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	73 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1974	Gallivare_A, SE	daily low max	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1974	Coloso, PR	daily low max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1974	San Javier, MX	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1974	Lugano, CH	daily low max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	52 years	28 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 356 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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 100	292
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1