Weather Records on 21 October 1995

1,120 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 1995. Highest significance: Mt Washington, US.

Key Facts for 21 October 1995

On 21 October 1995, 1,120 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
256 were record highs and 233 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,063 daily.
Mt Washington set an all-time record daily precipitation of 246.6 mm (9.7 in) on 21 October 1995.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

1,120 stations

1,120 station records on 21 October 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	246.6 mm (9.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Marree (Witchelina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Buckalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Erudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth (Burtundy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Blinman (Narrina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Arcade	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Darganata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Saxton 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Massena Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodcliff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santo Angelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Hazel 2 NE Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arkaroola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ejido de Llano Grande	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Susquehanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,120 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 563, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 21 October 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	563
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 21 October 1995 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 53, daily 1,063.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

924 broken records

Margins by which the 924 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

21 October 1995

Top 20 records on 21 October 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 1995	Mt Washington, US	all-time rain	246.6 mm (9.7 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	74 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1995	Portageville 1N, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1995	Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	70 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1995	Dale Enterprise, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	101 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1995	Marree (Witchelina), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1995	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1995	Batavia, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1995	Rochester Gtr Intl, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1995	Erudina, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1995	Wentworth (Burtundy), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1995	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	101 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1995	Blinman (Narrina), AU	monthly rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1995	Syracuse Hancock Intl AP, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1995	Arcade, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1995	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1995	Darganata, UZ	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1995	Laurel 3 W, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1995	Saxton 1W, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1995	Albany Intl AP, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1995	Frederick Police Brks, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	57 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

1795 to 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1995. 1995 had 1,120 records.

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

Records on 10-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1805	1
1808	1
1810	1
1834	1
1835	1
1840	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	3
1867	1
1868	3
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1877	2
1878	1
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	6
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	2
1903	3
1904	30
1905	15
1906	11
1907	35
1908	35
1909	19
1910	21
1911	10
1912	18
1913	59
1914	35
1915	43
1916	70
1917	208
1918	18
1919	102
1920	149
1921	58
1922	78
1923	81
1924	389
1925	150
1926	77
1927	187
1928	78
1929	200
1930	492
1931	217
1932	165
1933	733
1934	407
1935	707
1936	407
1937	132
1938	121
1939	491
1940	537
1941	644
1942	258
1943	421
1944	367
1945	538
1946	297
1947	977
1948	266
1949	1,015
1950	438
1951	382
1952	848
1953	1,579
1954	279
1955	481
1956	276
1957	511
1958	322
1959	410
1960	408
1961	553
1962	359
1963	725
1964	457
1965	465
1966	425
1967	472
1968	174
1969	881
1970	548
1971	498
1972	813
1973	464
1974	866
1975	509
1976	1,467
1977	451
1978	616
1979	1,958
1980	378
1981	667
1982	870
1983	786
1984	1,872
1985	776
1986	814
1987	852
1988	696
1989	1,668
1990	807
1991	877
1992	1,095
1993	845
1994	670
1995	1,120
1996	1,581
1997	915
1998	711
1999	688
2000	771
2001	610
2002	1,241
2003	2,066
2004	1,674
2005	949
2006	1,057
2007	916
2008	610
2009	713
2010	710
2011	662
2012	703
2013	440
2014	716
2015	493
2016	734
2017	750
2018	440
2019	757
2020	1,135
2021	574
2022	629
2023	890
2024	1,138
2025	364

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	735
20 to 40	140
40 to 60	35
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1