Weather Records on 15 October 2001

705 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 2001. Highest significance: Nerchinskij Zavod, RU.

Key Facts for 15 October 2001

On 15 October 2001, 705 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
389 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 694 daily.
Nerchinskij Zavod set a monthly record daily precipitation of 36.7 mm (1.4 in) on 15 October 2001.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

705 stations

705 station records on 15 October 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Benton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Solferino	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Motul	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Cuyo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Archer	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kamenskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kamenskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zitlaltepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kentland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan L M Marin Intl AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
The Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geary	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oxthoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palmyra	Syria	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Twr 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wellfleet	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mangum	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Rosario	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

705 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 183, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 206, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 15 October 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	183
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	206
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 15 October 2001 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 694.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

552 broken records

Margins by which the 552 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 2001

Top 20 records on 15 October 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 2001	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	monthly rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2001	Kulani Camp 79, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2001	Nicholson, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2001	Benton 2 N, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2001	Kaufman 3 SE, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2001	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2001	Solferino, MX	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2001	Motul, MX	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2001	East London, ZA	daily low min	4.1 C (39.4 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2001	El Cuyo, MX	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2001	Archer, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2001	Kamenskoe, RU	monthly rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2001	Kamenskoe, RU	monthly rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2001	Rison, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2001	Gallivare_A, SE	daily high max	12.3 C (54.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2001	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily high min	13.7 C (56.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2001	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	9.3 C (48.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2001	Albion, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2001	Haparanda, SE	daily high max	11.5 C (52.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2001	Kristianstad, SE	daily high min	11.4 C (52.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	94 years	39 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2001. 2001 had 705 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 2026-10-17 (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	515
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2