Weather Records on 15 October 1975

808 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1975. Highest significance: Ejanding, AU.

Key Facts for 15 October 1975

On 15 October 1975, 808 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 735 daily.
Ejanding set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.0 mm (1.5 in) on 15 October 1975.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

808 stations

808 station records on 15 October 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ejanding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Clyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Walk Walkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Glenferrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Buntine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kokardine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wattoning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Carrarang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Karloning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Austin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Three Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Nungarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mulji Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bencubbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cowcowing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Doodarding Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Koorda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nangetty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bradford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gilavin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mollerin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cadoux	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Latham East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Neilborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moorine Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kalannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wubin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Westonia 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gabyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Farmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mindalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kondut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Walebing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Perangery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wye Wye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wongan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marvel Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coomberdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Koobabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hakea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Hinds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watheroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baandee North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ely Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Calingiri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

808 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 462, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 15 October 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	462
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 15 October 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 73, daily 735.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

690 broken records

Margins by which the 690 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1975

Top 20 records on 15 October 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1975	Ejanding, AU	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1975	Dalwallinu Comparison, AU	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1975	Clyde Park, AU	monthly rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1975	Walk Walkin, AU	monthly rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1975	Glenferrie, AU	monthly rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1975	Buntine, AU	monthly rain	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1975	Kokardine, AU	monthly rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1975	Wattoning, AU	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1975	Carrarang, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1975	Karloning, AU	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1975	Austin Downs, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1975	Three Springs, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1975	Nungarin, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1975	Mulji Vale, AU	monthly rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1975	Yallalong, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1975	Bencubbin, AU	monthly rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1975	Cowcowing, AU	monthly rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1975	Doodarding Well, AU	monthly rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1975	Koorda, AU	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1975	Burnerbinmah, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)

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

1794 to 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1975. 1975 had 808 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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Data for records on 1975-10-15: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	681
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2