Weather Records on 21 October 2006

1,057 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 2006. Highest significance: Adjuntas, MX.

Key Facts for 21 October 2006

On 21 October 2006, 1,057 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
583 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 1,040 daily.
Adjuntas set a daily record precipitation of 59.4 mm (2.3 in) on 21 October 2006.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

1,057 stations

1,057 station records on 21 October 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Adjuntas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
El Batan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Abasolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Junsele	Sweden	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Tlapacoyan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Puruandiro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sorli	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atequiza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mansfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salamanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tepelmeme de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yaquintela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Guadalupe (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Novy-Port	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Tarana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 20 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalupe Victoria	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,057 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 178, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 405, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 21 October 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	178
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	405
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 21 October 2006 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 1,040.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

845 broken records

Margins by which the 845 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 2006

Top 20 records on 21 October 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 2006	Adjuntas, MX	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 October 2006	El Batan, MX	monthly rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2006	Climax, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2006	Anaconda, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	111 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2006	Cedar Butte, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2006	Hermosa 3 SSW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2006	Elgin, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2006	Sewanee, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2006	Abasolo, MX	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2006	Elm Springs 3 ESE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2006	El Salto, MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2006	Junsele, SE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2006	Murdo, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2006	Santa Ana Tlapacoyan, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2006	Dillon 1 E, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2006	Hebron, US	monthly low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2006	Kadoka, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2006	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	114 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2006	Puruandiro, MX	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2006	Sorli, NO	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	32 years	44 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2006. 2006 had 1,057 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 25	754
25 to 50	44
50 to 75	32
75 to 100	11
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1