Weather Records on 1 October 2011

1,324 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 2011. Highest significance: Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 1 October 2011

On 1 October 2011, 1,324 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
881 were record highs and 265 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 316 monthly and 1,007 daily.
Hawkesdale (Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 1 October 2011.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

1,324 stations

1,324 station records on 1 October 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 October 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
El-Ton	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Guiyang	China	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchang	China	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hechi	China	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guiping	China	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lauchapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
List/Sylt	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wellesbourne	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wattisham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lampang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Braunlage	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hemse	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lyneham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Writtle	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,324 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 634, Lowest daily maximum 200, Highest daily minimum 247, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 178.

Records on 1 October 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	634
Lowest daily maximum	200
Highest daily minimum	247
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 October 2011 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 316, daily 1,007.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,044 broken records

Margins by which the 1,044 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 2011

Top 20 records on 1 October 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 2011	Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 October 2011	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 October 2011	El-Ton, RU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 October 2011	Cape Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 October 2011	Guiyang, CN	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 October 2011	Vestervig, DK	monthly high max	22.4 C (72.3 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	136 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2011	Nanchang, CN	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2011	Hechi, CN	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2011	Branxholme (Bassett), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2011	Oxford, GB	monthly high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2011	Guiping, CN	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2011	Ploumanac'h, FR	monthly high max	30.8 C (87.4 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2011	Schwerin, DE	monthly high max	26.5 C (79.7 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2011	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	monthly high max	26.5 C (79.7 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2011	Schierke, DE	monthly high max	24.5 C (76.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	102 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2011	Lauchapan, MX	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2011	Eastbourne, GB	monthly high max	22.4 C (72.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2011	Wisley, GB	daily high max	27.7 C (81.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	102 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2011	Melstone, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2011	Rothamsted, GB	monthly high max	26.8 C (80.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	89 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

1813 to 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 2011. 2011 had 1,324 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	387
2026	550

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Data for records on 2011-10-01: 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 2026-10-14 (14 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 10	1,009
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1