Weather Records on 19 October 2006

1,023 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 2006. Highest significance: Colfax, US.

Key Facts for 19 October 2006

On 19 October 2006, 1,023 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
645 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 961 daily.
Colfax set a daily record precipitation of 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 19 October 2006.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,023 stations

1,023 station records on 19 October 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Morsil	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rosepine Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zapote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dalian	China	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sitiawan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hokitika Aerodrome	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tepelmeme de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indal_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olla	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Becanchen	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarvsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dongfang	China	Record daily precipitation	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oraatjarnarna_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Town Bluff Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dacus	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Ocotillal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jiquipilco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Las Rusias	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tandsbyn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaspiyskiy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita Tlahuapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tlamaya	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waddington	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salto de Agua (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaxas-Aflo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Actopan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Misantla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,023 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 246, Lowest daily maximum 127, Highest daily minimum 399, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 19 October 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	246
Lowest daily maximum	127
Highest daily minimum	399
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 19 October 2006 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 60, daily 961.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

700 broken records

Margins by which the 700 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 2006

Top 20 records on 19 October 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 2006	Colfax, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2006	Morsil, SE	monthly rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2006	Rosepine Rsch STN, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2006	Zapote, MX	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2006	Dalian, CN	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2006	Sitiawan, MY	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2006	Georgetown, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2006	Aurora, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2006	Hokitika Aerodrome, NZ	daily high max	24.1 C (75.4 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2006	Astrakan, RU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2006	Fairmont, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2006	Superior, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2006	Tepelmeme de Morelos, MX	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2006	Indal_D, SE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2006	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2006	Saint Leo, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2006	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2006	Olla, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2006	Creighton, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2006	David City 4E, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	41 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

1806 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2006. 2006 had 1,023 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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	653
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	5