Weather Records on 14 October 2001

1,431 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 2001. Highest significance: Hopkinsville, US.

Key Facts for 14 October 2001

On 14 October 2001, 1,431 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
585 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,403 daily.
Hopkinsville set a daily record precipitation of 118.6 mm (4.7 in) on 14 October 2001.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,431 stations

1,431 station records on 14 October 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Darlington (Ware Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ackerman	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greenup 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hutsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barrington 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jasso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Azueta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,431 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 240, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 345, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 745, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 14 October 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	240
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	345
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	745
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 14 October 2001 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 1,403.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,193 broken records

Margins by which the 1,193 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 2001

Top 20 records on 14 October 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 2001	Hopkinsville, US	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	82 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2001	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	102 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2001	Aurora Water, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	90 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2001	Anna 4 N, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2001	Paris Stp, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	87 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2001	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2001	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	82 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2001	Racine Wwtp, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2001	Wellston Tippy Dam, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2001	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2001	State UNIV, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2001	Woodbury, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	82 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2001	Booneville, US	monthly rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2001	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2001	Dover 1 W, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2001	Casey, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	87 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2001	Selmer, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2001	Darlington (Ware Street), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2001	Wheaton 3 SE, US	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2001	Baldwyn, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	42 years	58 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

1793 to 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2001. 2001 had 1,431 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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 2026-10-17 (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 20	1,040
20 to 40	113
40 to 60	27
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	2