Weather Records on 7 October 1981

737 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1981. Highest significance: Dilley, US.

Key Facts for 7 October 1981

On 7 October 1981, 737 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
168 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 710 daily.
Dilley set an all-time record daily precipitation of 259.1 mm (10.2 in) on 7 October 1981.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

737 stations

737 station records on 7 October 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rising Star 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Falls 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gunter 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anna	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Humble Pump STN 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karnack	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valley View	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Batopilas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mason	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Ajudas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Benbrook Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brazos	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pinhalzinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Xinyang	China	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monclova	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cresson	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington Six Flags	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boyd	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burkett	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Levelland	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

737 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 429, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 7 October 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	429
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 October 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 710.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

639 broken records

Margins by which the 639 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1981

Top 20 records on 7 October 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1981	Dilley, US	all-time rain	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	8 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1981	Decatur, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	74 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1981	Sabinal, US	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1981	Rising Star 1S, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1981	Seymour 3NW, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1981	Celina, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1981	Post, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1981	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1981	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1981	Grapevine Dam, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1981	Elida, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1981	Jacksboro, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1981	Slidell, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1981	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1981	Butte Falls 1 SE, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1981	Idaho City, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1981	Gunter 5 S, US	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	124.9 mm (4.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1981	Anna, US	monthly rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1981	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1981	Bremerton, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	44 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

1802 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1981. 1981 had 737 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	893

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	529
20 to 40	72
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	8
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1