Weather Records on 26 October 2010

1,542 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 2010. Highest significance: McKenzie Rvr Rs, US.

Key Facts for 26 October 2010

On 26 October 2010, 1,542 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
818 were record highs and 321 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 1,480 daily.
McKenzie Rvr Rs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 26 October 2010.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,542 stations

1,542 station records on 26 October 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mahnomen	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jump Rvr 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brimson 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Takada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thorhult	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tagus	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hibbing Chisholm Hibbing AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman Fisheries STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adams 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Altamirano (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Krilon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,542 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 371, Lowest daily maximum 139, Highest daily minimum 447, Lowest daily minimum 182, Heaviest daily rainfall 312, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 26 October 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	371
Lowest daily maximum	139
Highest daily minimum	447
Lowest daily minimum	182
Heaviest daily rainfall	312
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 26 October 2010 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 61, daily 1,480.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,138 broken records

Margins by which the 1,138 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 2010

Top 20 records on 26 October 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 2010	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	102 years	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 October 2010	Ada, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	114 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 October 2010	Morgan, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	107 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2010	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2010	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2010	Hundseid I Vikedal, NO	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2010	Mayville, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	109 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2010	Mahnomen, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2010	Grand Marais, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2010	Jump Rvr 3E, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2010	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2010	Cochetopa Creek, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	99 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2010	Hayward Rs, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2010	Boggabri Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2010	Phitsanulok/Sarit, TH	daily rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2010	Brimson 2S, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2010	Stoughton Wwtp, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2010	Superior, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2010	Anniston Metro AP, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2010	Two Harbors, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	50 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

1816 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 2010. 2010 had 1,542 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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 50	1,099
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1