Weather Records on 15 October 2007

702 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 2007. Highest significance: Tecumseh 1S, US.

Key Facts for 15 October 2007

On 15 October 2007, 702 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
331 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 678 daily.
Tecumseh 1S set a daily record precipitation of 71.9 mm (2.8 in) on 15 October 2007.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

702 stations

702 station records on 15 October 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Peck 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Takaroa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Frolovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pickstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burns 5W	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Westmoreland	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paxton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burdick (Diamond Springs)	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Potwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Osmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kluhorskij Pereval	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk Karl Stefan Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lavon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lillis	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

702 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 199, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 15 October 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	199
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 15 October 2007 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 678.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

522 broken records

Margins by which the 522 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 2007

Top 20 records on 15 October 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 2007	Tecumseh 1S, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2007	Blue Rapids, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	92 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2007	Red Oak, US	monthly rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2007	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	107 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2007	Cottonwood Falls, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	88 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2007	Ft Robinson, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2007	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	86 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2007	Oakland, US	monthly rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2007	Wellington, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2007	Peck 4 SSW, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2007	Takaroa, PF	monthly rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2007	Vermillion 2 SE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2007	Table Rock 4N, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2007	Nebraska City 2NW, US	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2007	Calera, MX	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2007	Frolovo, RU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2007	Florence, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2007	Randolph, US	monthly rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2007	Aurora, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2007	Canton, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	53 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

1794 to 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2007. 2007 had 702 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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Data for records on 2007-10-15: 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	447
20 to 40	52
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1