Weather Records on 19 October 1981

494 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1981. Highest significance: Charlottetown Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 19 October 1981

On 19 October 1981, 494 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 483 daily.
Charlottetown Cda set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 19 October 1981.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

494 stations

494 station records on 19 October 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Berambing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Velykyi Burluk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Genevad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.2 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valujki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kharkiv	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harmony	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schiermonnikoog	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nes (Ameland)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Naggen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Smith A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Cuauhtemoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjeoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Conquista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Liverpool Big Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whian Whian (Rummery Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

494 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 292, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 19 October 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 19 October 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 483.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

432 broken records

Margins by which the 432 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1981

Top 20 records on 19 October 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1981	Charlottetown Cda, CA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1981	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1981	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1981	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1981	Deloraine, CA	daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1981	Charlottetown A, CA	daily rain	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1981	Niekerkshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1981	Berambing, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1981	New Salem, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1981	Nappan Cda, CA	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1981	Velykyi Burluk, UA	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1981	Genevad, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1981	Rolleston, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1981	Clyde A, CA	daily snowfall	20.2 cm (8.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1981	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1981	Bilpin (Fern Grove), AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1981	Gardiner, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1981	Parrsboro, CA	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1981	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1981	Borinquen AP, PR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	36 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

1806 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1981. 1981 had 494 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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	385
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1