Weather Records on 15 October 1981

965 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1981. Highest significance: Murraysburg (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 15 October 1981

On 15 October 1981, 965 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
221 were record highs and 259 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 922 daily.
Murraysburg (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 15 October 1981.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

965 stations

965 station records on 15 October 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Biesjesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Neustadt/Weinstrasse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fullarton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lekkervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oulton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Bergzabern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Philippsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coetzeekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saaifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waghausel-Kirrlach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stolhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Durkheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Udskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wagenaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Khon Kaen	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wolwefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cypherfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Freystadt-Oberndorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Groothoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pemfling-Pitzling	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen-Elsenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roth Bei Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wornitz-Bottenweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burukan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vondeling(Sar)"T...Kraal"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koeifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nubeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

965 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 138, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 466, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 15 October 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	138
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	466
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 15 October 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 42, daily 922.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

821 broken records

Margins by which the 821 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1981

Top 20 records on 15 October 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1981	Murraysburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1981	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1981	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1981	Biesjesfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1981	Neustadt/Weinstrasse, DE	monthly rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1981	Fullarton, ZA	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1981	De Hoop, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1981	Lekkervlei, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1981	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1981	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1981	Oulton, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1981	Panhandle, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1981	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE	monthly rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1981	Bad Bergzabern, DE	monthly rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1981	Philippsburg, DE	monthly rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1981	Bolsoy Santar, RU	all-time rain	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1981	Coetzeekraal, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1981	Gouna (Bos), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1981	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1981	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	55 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

1794 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1981. 1981 had 965 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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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	724
20 to 40	67
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3