Weather Records on 1 October 1981

785 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1981. Highest significance: Greenville 2 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 1 October 1981

On 1 October 1981, 785 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 728 daily.
Greenville 2 NNE set an all-time record daily precipitation of 147.3 mm (5.8 in) on 1 October 1981.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

785 stations

785 station records on 1 October 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 October 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Namiquipa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lapeer Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Thunder Bay A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
El Tintero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Earlton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.3 cm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parker Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Galeana	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grosse Pointe Farms	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madeline Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heber (Black Mesa) Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ust'-Gorel'nik	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Englehart	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pellston Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

785 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 151, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 385, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 1 October 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	151
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	385
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 1 October 1981 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 52, daily 728.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

658 broken records

Margins by which the 658 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1981

Top 20 records on 1 October 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1981	Greenville 2 NNE, US	all-time rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 October 1981	Alma, US	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1981	Namiquipa, MX	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1981	Saint Johns, US	all-time rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1981	Kent City 2 SW, US	monthly rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1981	Ionia 2SSW, US	all-time rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1981	Suolovuopmi, NO	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1981	Albion, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1981	Lapeer Wwtp, US	monthly rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1981	Thunder Bay A, CA	daily snowfall	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1981	El Tintero, MX	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1981	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1981	Owosso Wwtp, US	all-time rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1981	Howell Wwtp, US	monthly rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1981	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1981	Ironwood, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1981	Fort Frances, CA	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1981	Clearbrook, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1981	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1981	Francistown, BW	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	46 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

1813 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1981. 1981 had 785 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	607
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2