Weather Records on 11 October 1981

776 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1981. Highest significance: Medicine Hat A, CA.

Key Facts for 11 October 1981

On 11 October 1981, 776 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 761 daily.
Medicine Hat A set a daily record precipitation of 25.1 mm (1.0 in) on 11 October 1981.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

776 stations

776 station records on 11 October 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Levelland	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.9 cm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Canyon Nyack AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lumsden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Slaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bondurant	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manyberries Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bear River Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crossroads 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lourdes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tampico	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pilger	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jess Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belzoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Turkey	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Childress Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nice	France	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hornkullen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

776 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 319, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 11 October 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	319
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 11 October 1981 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 11, daily 761.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

629 broken records

Margins by which the 629 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1981

Top 20 records on 11 October 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1981	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1981	Perry, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1981	Levelland, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1981	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	15.9 cm (6.3 in)	12.6 cm (5.0 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1981	Jensen, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1981	Blue Canyon Nyack AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1981	Lumsden, CA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1981	Slaton, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1981	San Felipe (Dge), MX	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1981	Bondurant, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1981	Amarante, BR	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1981	Jerecuaro, MX	all-time rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1981	Santa Maria (Dge), MX	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1981	Bowman Dam, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1981	Rocksprings, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1981	Tatum, US	monthly rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1981	Richmond, CA	daily low max	5.5 C (41.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1981	Ouray 4NE, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1981	Hobart Muni AP, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1981	Manyberries Cda, CA	daily snowfall	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	52 years	37 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 776 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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 20	571
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1