Weather Records on 26 October 2001

939 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 2001. Highest significance: Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US.

Key Facts for 26 October 2001

On 26 October 2001, 939 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
370 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 915 daily.
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS) set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 26 October 2001.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

939 stations

939 station records on 26 October 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Copital	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Proa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Villagran (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merlin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guiyang	China	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toorak Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zacualtipan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tyumen Amsg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McArthur River Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Naranjo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dajarra Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aquismon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto de Valles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Izana	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Cerrito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tanzabaca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cabezones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tamos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria/Gan	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buckatabon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

939 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 332, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 26 October 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	332
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 26 October 2001 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 915.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

746 broken records

Margins by which the 746 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 2001

Top 20 records on 26 October 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 2001	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	82 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2001	Rest Lake, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2001	Rest Lake, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2001	Rhinelander, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2001	Sharon, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2001	Aramac Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2001	Edmore 4NW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2001	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2001	El Copital, MX	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2001	Larimore 4SW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	107 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2001	Proa Station, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2001	Villagran (Smn), MX	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2001	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2001	Merlin Station, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2001	Guiyang, CN	daily rain	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2001	Toorak Research Station, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2001	Zacualtipan (Smn), MX	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2001	Laona 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2001	Torrens Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2001	Tiree, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	43 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

1816 to 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 2001. 2001 had 939 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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 50	709
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1