Weather Records on 19 October 2000

1,039 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 2000. Highest significance: Melrose, AU.

Key Facts for 19 October 2000

On 19 October 2000, 1,039 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
442 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,005 daily.
Melrose set a daily record precipitation of 68.8 mm (2.7 in) on 19 October 2000.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,039 stations

1,039 station records on 19 October 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.6 mm (5.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Penneshaw	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Matong (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Captains Flat (Foxlow St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thornleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte (Bettws-Y-Coed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nutwood Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland (Kilkerran)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parawa (Sharon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hindmarsh Valley (Springmount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milang (Navarino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Towong Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Novyj Ushtogan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Neptune Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Allandale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,039 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 258, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 475.

Records on 19 October 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	258
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	475
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 October 2000 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 1,005.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

894 broken records

Margins by which the 894 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 2000

Top 20 records on 19 October 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 2000	Melrose, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2000	Mintaro, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2000	Watervale, AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2000	Second Valley (Poolamacca), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2000	Milang, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2000	Warmun, AU	monthly rain	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	77 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2000	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	110 years	77 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2000	Clare (Hill River), AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2000	Riverton, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2000	Ngukurr, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2000	Melrose (Para Gums), AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2000	Lissadell, AU	monthly rain	143.6 mm (5.7 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2000	Victor Harbor Comparison, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2000	Wirrabara, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2000	Port Elliot Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2000	Corryong (Parish Lane), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2000	Maitland, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2000	Warooka, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2000	Humula (Rylands), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2000	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2000. 2000 had 1,039 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	690
10 to 20	102
20 to 30	56
30 to 40	29
40 to 50	14
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1