Weather Records on 14 October 1975

991 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1975. Highest significance: Westhope, US.

Key Facts for 14 October 1975

On 14 October 1975, 991 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
378 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 970 daily.
Westhope set a daily record precipitation of 29.5 mm (1.2 in) on 14 October 1975.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

991 stations

991 station records on 14 October 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Westhope	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gabbin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Parshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grenora	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kondut East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Itabatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Fifteen A St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winnipeg Richardson Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowbells	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waskada	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boissevain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tagus	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

991 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 279, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 336, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 14 October 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	279
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	336
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 14 October 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 970.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

801 broken records

Margins by which the 801 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1975

Top 20 records on 14 October 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1975	Westhope, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1975	Gabbin North, AU	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1975	Parshall, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1975	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1975	Grenora, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1975	Maroonah, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1975	Kenmare 1 WSW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1975	Max, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1975	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1975	Inkerman Station, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1975	Kondut East, AU	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1975	Epping, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1975	Alta 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1975	Itabatinga, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1975	Treherne, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1975	Home Hill Fifteen A St, AU	monthly rain	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1975	Cypress River, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1975	Great Falls AP, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1975	Pierson, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1975	Winnipeg Richardson Int'l A, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	49 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

1793 to 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1975. 1975 had 991 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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	726
25 to 50	34
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	7
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1