Weather Records on 15 October 2000

625 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 2000. Highest significance: King City, US.

Key Facts for 15 October 2000

On 15 October 2000, 625 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 605 daily.
King City set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 15 October 2000.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

625 stations

625 station records on 15 October 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hechi	China	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huejucar (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Lana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sweet Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hueycatenango (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grainet-Rehberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dzibalchen	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stilwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frisco	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coloma	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Polo	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Simpson South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prosser	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nanning	China	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Straubing	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poljarnoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darrouzett	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wuzhou	China	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Qinzhou	China	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tlacotepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nochistlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poljarnoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

625 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 15 October 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 15 October 2000 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 605.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

524 broken records

Margins by which the 524 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 2000

Top 20 records on 15 October 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 2000	King City, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2000	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2000	Villa Obregon, MX	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2000	Howard 2SE, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2000	Hechi, CN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2000	Haikou, CN	daily rain	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2000	Regensburg, DE	daily high max	24.2 C (75.6 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2000	Huejucar (Obs), MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2000	Saltville 1N, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2000	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	123 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2000	Uralla (Lana), AU	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2000	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2000	Sweet Springs, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2000	Weeaproinah, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	97 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2000	Milesovka, CZ	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2000	Hurbanovo, SK	daily high max	25.4 C (77.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	93 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2000	Norman 3SSE, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2000	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2000	Hueycatenango (Cfe), MX	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2000	Blagovescensk, RU	daily low min	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	74 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

1794 to 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2000. 2000 had 625 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	495
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1