Weather Records on 7 October 2001

823 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 2001. Highest significance: Atbasar, KZ.

Key Facts for 7 October 2001

On 7 October 2001, 823 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
256 were record highs and 392 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 801 daily.
Atbasar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.2 mm (1.2 in) on 7 October 2001.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

823 stations

823 station records on 7 October 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Playa Caleta 454 Colonia Mart	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Swanage	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Preston: Moor Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelirrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Altona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hurn	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belgaum/Sambra	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atnsjoen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armavir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belisario Dominguez I	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mabel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Island Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
High Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Limbunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hole	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jorge Chavez Intl	Peru	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

823 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 230, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 7 October 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	230
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 7 October 2001 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 801.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

582 broken records

Margins by which the 582 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 2001

Top 20 records on 7 October 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 2001	Atbasar, KZ	monthly rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2001	Playa Caleta 454 Colonia Mart, MX	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2001	Yatchaw (Amaroo), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2001	Vladikavkaz, RU	monthly rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2001	Laghouat, DZ	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2001	Swanage, GB	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2001	Preston: Moor Park, GB	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2001	Old Forge, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2001	Yeelirrie, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2001	Altona, AU	monthly rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2001	Cresco 1 NE, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2001	Hurn, GB	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2001	Elkhorn, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2001	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2001	Belgaum/Sambra, IN	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2001	Atnsjoen, NO	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2001	Farmerville, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2001	Grand Meadow, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2001	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2001	Atbasar, KZ	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	84 years	41 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

1802 to 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2001. 2001 had 823 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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Data for records on 2001-10-07: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-17 (17 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 10	529
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2