Weather Records on 7 October 2006

1,004 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 2006. Highest significance: Hobson, US.

Key Facts for 7 October 2006

On 7 October 2006, 1,004 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
550 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 953 daily.
Hobson set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.7 mm (1.7 in) on 7 October 2006.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,004 stations

1,004 station records on 7 October 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hobson	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Williamsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Aomori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Capitol Reef Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wakamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ishinomaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Bridges	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lincang	China	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aurangabad Chikalth	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsall 8 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dodson 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mazatan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haiwee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yamagata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Hermanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seychelles Internat	Seychelles	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Concord 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tepelmeme de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,004 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 389, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 272.

Records on 7 October 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	389
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 October 2006 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 50, daily 953.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

802 broken records

Margins by which the 802 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 2006

Top 20 records on 7 October 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 2006	Hobson, US	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2006	Hopewell, US	monthly rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2006	Virginia City, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2006	Williamsburg 2 N, US	monthly rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2006	Holland 1 E, US	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2006	Aomori, JP	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2006	Fruita, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2006	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2006	Louisburg, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	107 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2006	Ashton 1N, US	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2006	Capitol Reef Np, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2006	Ferron, US	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2006	Wakamatsu, JP	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2006	Zmeinogorsk, RU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2006	W Pt 2 NW, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2006	Ishinomaki, JP	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2006	Khorog, TJ	monthly high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2006	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2006	Twin Bridges, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2006	Emporia 1 WNW, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	47 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2006. 2006 had 1,004 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 2006-10-07: 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 20	756
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2