Weather Records on 21 October 2005

949 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 2005. Highest significance: Solferino, MX.

Key Facts for 21 October 2005

On 21 October 2005, 949 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
452 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 926 daily.
Solferino set an all-time record daily precipitation of 300.0 mm (11.8 in) on 21 October 2005.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

949 stations

949 station records on 21 October 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Solferino	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Strathmuir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kantunilkin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	309.9 mm (12.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Piper City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kalangadoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Washington	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tullochard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwagga (Sylvanham)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Benayeo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
German Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blair Athol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tulum	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ourigilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avenel (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chain of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goolgowi (Moira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pyengana (Forest Lodge Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbower Gee Tee Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
South Mount Cameron (Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Oxley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Griffith Airport AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gray (Craigie-Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dzan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Toms Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iturbide	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
X-Pichil	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Becanchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

949 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 265, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 374, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 21 October 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	265
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	374
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 21 October 2005 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 926.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

735 broken records

Margins by which the 735 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 2005

Top 20 records on 21 October 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 2005	Solferino, MX	all-time rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	16 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 October 2005	Strathmuir, AU	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 October 2005	Kantunilkin, MX	monthly rain	309.9 mm (12.2 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 October 2005	Piper City, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 October 2005	Kalangadoo, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2005	Mt Washington, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2005	Smithfield, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2005	Tullochard, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2005	Mangalore Airport, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2005	Watseka Public Works, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2005	Merriwagga (Sylvanham), AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2005	Benayeo, AU	monthly rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2005	Capella Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2005	St Marys (Clive Street), AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2005	Seymour Shire Depot, AU	monthly rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2005	Escarcega (Smn), MX	daily rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2005	German Town, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2005	Blair Athol, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2005	Tulum, MX	monthly rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2005	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	104 years	46 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2005. 2005 had 949 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 50	728
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1