Weather Records on 26 October 2011

797 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 2011. Highest significance: Hvar, HR.

Key Facts for 26 October 2011

On 26 October 2011, 797 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 268 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 756 daily.
Hvar set a daily record precipitation of 97.4 mm (3.8 in) on 26 October 2011.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

797 stations

797 station records on 26 October 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lupton 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mys Terpenij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alyeska	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boodarockin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Apishapa	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (the Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vigo Peinador	Spain	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose Iturbide (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe del Rio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hayling Island	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley Unc	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkaska	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bulga (Down Town)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red River Pass #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista de Cuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Nueva	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley Unc	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra (Ross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huayacocotla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nizhneangarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

797 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 208, Heaviest daily rainfall 261, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 26 October 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	208
Heaviest daily rainfall	261
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 26 October 2011 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 38, daily 756.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

574 broken records

Margins by which the 574 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 2011

Top 20 records on 26 October 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 2011	Hvar, HR	daily rain	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	151 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 October 2011	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	94 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2011	Hale Loud Dam, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2011	Lupton 1S, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2011	W Branch 3SE, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2011	Mys Terpenij, RU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2011	Elida, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2011	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2011	Alyeska, US	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2011	E Tawas, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2011	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	113 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2011	Ft Morgan, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2011	Boodarockin, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2011	Ft Collins, US	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2011	Trinidad, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2011	Makaweli 965, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2011	Waterdale, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2011	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2011	Porthill, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2011	Eldorado Springs, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 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

1816 to 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 2011. 2011 had 797 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	549
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1