Weather Records on 10 October 1981

829 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1981. Highest significance: Oestersund-Froesoen, SE.

Key Facts for 10 October 1981

On 10 October 1981, 829 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 810 daily.
Oestersund-Froesoen set an all-time record daily precipitation of 90.9 mm (3.6 in) on 10 October 1981.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

829 stations

829 station records on 10 October 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
St John's A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saarbrucken-Sankt Johann	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saarbrucken/Ensheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Calmbach Wildbad	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Bergzabern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Freudenstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Neudenau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grosser Falkenstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Michelstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nogliki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schwandorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murrhardt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Titisee-Neustadt-Langenordnach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Homburg/Saar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Balcon Diablo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gilze-Rijen_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bogorodskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oderen	France	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Strijen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waghausel-Kirrlach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Save	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rasht	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guangzhou	China	Record low maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lillhamra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alto 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

829 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 528, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 10 October 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	528
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 10 October 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 810.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

724 broken records

Margins by which the 724 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1981

Top 20 records on 10 October 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1981	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	all-time rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 October 1981	Livingston, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1981	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1981	St John's A, CA	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1981	Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld, DE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1981	Saarbrucken-Sankt Johann, DE	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1981	Saarbrucken/Ensheim, DE	monthly rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1981	Rheinstetten, DE	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1981	Ohringen, DE	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1981	Eppingen, DE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1981	Bad-Calmbach Wildbad, DE	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1981	Mansfield 4 NW, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1981	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1981	Bad Bergzabern, DE	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1981	Freudenstadt, DE	daily rain	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1981	Neudenau, DE	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1981	Dal, SE	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1981	Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1981	Grosser Falkenstein, DE	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1981	Vaiden 1 SSW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	48 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1981. 1981 had 829 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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 10	577
10 to 20	105
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1