Weather Records on 26 October 1981

761 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1981. Highest significance: Penn Yan, US.

Key Facts for 26 October 1981

On 26 October 1981, 761 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
194 were record highs and 205 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 745 daily.
Penn Yan set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 26 October 1981.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

761 stations

761 station records on 26 October 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Celestun (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaccio	France	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford Hydro STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Holambra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Noonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jumatan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boca del Cerro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stearns 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Santa Terezinha An/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pelahatchie	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lauchapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aliceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monteagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Champoton (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norris	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ofahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater Hydro	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

761 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 347, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 26 October 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	148
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	347
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 26 October 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 745.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

637 broken records

Margins by which the 637 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1981

Top 20 records on 26 October 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1981	Penn Yan, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1981	Bimerah, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1981	Celestun (Smn), MX	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1981	Ajaccio, FR	daily rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1981	San Andres, MX	daily rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1981	Oxford Hydro STN, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1981	Macuspana (Dge), MX	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1981	Fazenda Holambra, BR	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1981	Witsieshoek, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1981	Forest, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1981	Surbiton Station, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1981	Noonbah, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1981	Jumatan (Cfe), MX	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1981	Boca del Cerro, MX	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1981	Ozark 6 NNW, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1981	Dublin, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1981	Stearns 2S, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1981	Cameron Falls, CA	monthly low min	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1981	Catemaco, MX	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1981	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	35 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

1816 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1981. 1981 had 761 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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	581
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	4