Weather Records on 21 October 2000

771 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 2000. Highest significance: Herbert Vale, AU.

Key Facts for 21 October 2000

On 21 October 2000, 771 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
316 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 739 daily.
Herbert Vale set a daily record precipitation of 61.4 mm (2.4 in) on 21 October 2000.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

771 stations

771 station records on 21 October 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Austral Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Elrose Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ardmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Inorunie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lees Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosillo II (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wahweap	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milingimbi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Oregano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taraz	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Linda Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Foster Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dajarra Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yining	China	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma Castle Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centre Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zaragoza	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tremonton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis 13 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Tizate	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Querobabi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nutwood Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Benmara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colonia Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

771 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 283, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 21 October 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	283
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 21 October 2000 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 739.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

622 broken records

Margins by which the 622 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 2000

Top 20 records on 21 October 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 2000	Herbert Vale, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	109 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 October 2000	Austral Downs, AU	monthly rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	76 of 100 (Major)
21 October 2000	Arthur 4NW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	73 of 100 (Major)
21 October 2000	Elrose Station, AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 October 2000	Carandotta Station, AU	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	70 of 100 (Major)
21 October 2000	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 October 2000	Camooweal Township, AU	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 October 2000	Ardmore, AU	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 October 2000	Urandangi, AU	monthly rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2000	Morstone Station, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2000	Undilla Station, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2000	Daly Waters AWS, AU	daily low max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	7.4 C (13.3 F)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2000	Brunette Downs, AU	monthly rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2000	Inorunie Station, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2000	Lees Ferry, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2000	Villa Purificacion (Dge), MX	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2000	Hermosillo II (Dge), MX	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2000	Wahweap, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2000	Frederick, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2000	Anthony Lagoon, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	49 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2000. 2000 had 771 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 10	536
10 to 20	49
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1