Weather Records on 19 October 1974

922 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1974. Highest significance: Mount Stuart, AU.

Key Facts for 19 October 1974

On 19 October 1974, 922 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 436 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 893 daily.
Mount Stuart set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.0 mm (2.2 in) on 19 October 1974.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

922 stations

922 station records on 19 October 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boologooro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tastyp	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record snow depth	84.0 cm (33.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yajlju	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Apuka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kondoma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nagold	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heidenheim/Brenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oujda	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koondrook State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turocak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tamala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

922 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 194, Lowest daily maximum 209, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 227, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 19 October 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	194
Lowest daily maximum	209
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	227
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 19 October 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 893.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

719 broken records

Margins by which the 719 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 540.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1974

Top 20 records on 19 October 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1974	Mount Stuart, AU	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1974	Gnaraloo, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1974	Boologooro, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1974	Bindi, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1974	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1974	Brinkworth (Anama Park), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1974	Sussex, CA	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1974	Parrsboro, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1974	Tastyp, RU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1974	Feldberg/Schwarzwald, DE	daily snow depth	84.0 cm (33.1 in)	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1974	Torungen Fyr, NO	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1974	Chestnut Hill, US	monthly low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1974	Yajlju, RU	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1974	Milan, IT	daily low max	9.8 C (49.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	165 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1974	Apuka, RU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1974	Kondoma, RU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1974	Clinton, US	monthly low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1974	Coldwater St School, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1974	Nagold, DE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1974	Sion 2, CH	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	15 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

1806 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1974. 1974 had 922 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 100	716
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1