Weather Records on 4 October 2014

611 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 2014. Highest significance: Naalehu 14, US.

Key Facts for 4 October 2014

On 4 October 2014, 611 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
211 were record highs and 309 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 595 daily.
Naalehu 14 set a daily record precipitation of 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 4 October 2014.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

611 stations

611 station records on 4 October 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Isfjord Radio	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ouesso	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cross Village 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glennallen Kcam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Izana	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gilmore Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moskalvo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Satenas	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khudjand	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

611 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 226, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 64, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 4 October 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	226
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	64
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 4 October 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 595.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

500 broken records

Margins by which the 500 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 2014

Top 20 records on 4 October 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 2014	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2014	Hayward Rs, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	116 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2014	Isfjord Radio, NO	monthly high min	4.9 C (40.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2014	Rockwell City, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	119 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2014	Salem, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2014	Unionville, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2014	Rugby, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2014	Rock Is L&D 15, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	137 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2014	Greenfield, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	119 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2014	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	115 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2014	Turtle Lake, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2014	Monterey, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2014	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	119 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2014	Keosauqua, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	119 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2014	Pokegama Dam, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	115 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2014	Canton, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	115 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2014	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	97 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2014	Ouesso, CG	monthly high max	37.7 C (99.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2014	Cross Village 1E, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2014	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	38 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

1795 to 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2014. 2014 had 611 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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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 20	479
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1