Weather Records on 19 October 2011

742 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 2011. Highest significance: Babinda Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 19 October 2011

On 19 October 2011, 742 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
289 were record highs and 188 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 706 daily.
Babinda Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 312.0 mm (12.3 in) on 19 October 2011.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

742 stations

742 station records on 19 October 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	312.0 mm (12.3 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Biboohra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kareeya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.5 mm (6.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Zanesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Whyanbeel Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Greenhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Deeral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	275.0 mm (10.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bellenden Ker Bottom STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	340.0 mm (13.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	422.0 mm (16.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Severin St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Christchurch Intl	New Zealand	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pandora	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Huron	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bellenden Ker Top STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	440.0 mm (17.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Daintree Tea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Canton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Hatteras - Billy Mitchell	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sophia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.0 mm (9.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elyria 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

742 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 265.

Records on 19 October 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 October 2011 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 35, daily 706.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

583 broken records

Margins by which the 583 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 255.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 2011

Top 20 records on 19 October 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 2011	Babinda Post Office, AU	monthly rain	312.0 mm (12.3 in)	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	94 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 October 2011	South Johnstone Exp STN, AU	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2011	Coshocton Wpc Plt, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	98 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2011	Biboohra, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2011	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2011	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2011	Undilla Station, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2011	Mossman Central Mill, AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2011	Kareeya, AU	monthly rain	168.5 mm (6.6 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2011	Zanesville Muni AP, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2011	Apalachicola AP, US	daily rain	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2011	Julatten, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2011	Whyanbeel Valley, AU	daily rain	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2011	Greenhaven, AU	monthly rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2011	Tully Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2011	Deeral, AU	monthly rain	275.0 mm (10.8 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2011	Meringa Sugar Exp STN, AU	monthly rain	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2011	Bellenden Ker Bottom STN, AU	monthly rain	340.0 mm (13.4 in)	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2011	Happy Valley, AU	monthly rain	422.0 mm (16.6 in)	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	9 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2011	Cairns Severin St, AU	monthly rain	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	15 years	57 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2011. 2011 had 742 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	563
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1