Weather Records on 21 October 2014

716 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 2014. Highest significance: Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI.

Key Facts for 21 October 2014

On 21 October 2014, 716 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
352 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 700 daily.
Ljubljana Bezigrad set a monthly record daily precipitation of 137.0 mm (5.4 in) on 21 October 2014.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

716 stations

716 station records on 21 October 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oudemirdum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lemhi Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Temosachi (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Koog	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ronneby-Bredakra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kornwerderzand	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melsungen-Burstoss	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Culemborg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen (Nh)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enschede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indiga	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kocevje	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murska Sobota-Rakican	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Cocksdorps	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weesp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lochem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gajny	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Twenthe-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abcoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Benschop	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dronten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hengelo (O)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Verhoture	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Asker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Braganca	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarifa	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Biddinghuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tollebeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kjevik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

716 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 21 October 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 21 October 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 700.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

637 broken records

Margins by which the 637 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 2014

Top 20 records on 21 October 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 2014	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	monthly rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 October 2014	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2014	Heerde, NL	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2014	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high max	31.4 C (88.5 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2014	Oudemirdum, NL	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2014	Szombathely, HU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2014	Noondoonia, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2014	Lemhi Ridge, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2014	Budapest, HU	daily high min	14.8 C (58.6 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2014	Szombathely, HU	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2014	Temosachi (Obs), MX	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2014	De Koog, NL	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2014	Ronneby-Bredakra, SE	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2014	Perpignan, FR	daily high max	28.1 C (82.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	109 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2014	Kornwerderzand, NL	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2014	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	114 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2014	Graz, AT	daily high min	13.2 C (55.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2014	Melsungen-Burstoss, DE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2014	Culemborg, NL	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2014	Biser, RU	daily low min	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	122 years	41 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 716 records.

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

Records on 10-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1805	1
1808	1
1810	1
1834	1
1835	1
1840	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	3
1867	1
1868	3
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1877	2
1878	1
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	6
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	2
1903	3
1904	30
1905	15
1906	11
1907	35
1908	35
1909	19
1910	21
1911	10
1912	18
1913	59
1914	35
1915	43
1916	70
1917	208
1918	18
1919	102
1920	149
1921	58
1922	78
1923	81
1924	389
1925	150
1926	77
1927	187
1928	78
1929	200
1930	492
1931	217
1932	165
1933	733
1934	407
1935	707
1936	407
1937	132
1938	121
1939	491
1940	537
1941	644
1942	258
1943	421
1944	367
1945	538
1946	297
1947	977
1948	266
1949	1,015
1950	438
1951	382
1952	848
1953	1,579
1954	279
1955	481
1956	276
1957	511
1958	322
1959	410
1960	408
1961	553
1962	359
1963	725
1964	457
1965	465
1966	425
1967	472
1968	174
1969	881
1970	548
1971	498
1972	813
1973	464
1974	866
1975	509
1976	1,467
1977	451
1978	616
1979	1,958
1980	378
1981	667
1982	870
1983	786
1984	1,872
1985	776
1986	814
1987	852
1988	696
1989	1,668
1990	807
1991	877
1992	1,095
1993	845
1994	670
1995	1,120
1996	1,581
1997	915
1998	711
1999	688
2000	771
2001	610
2002	1,241
2003	2,066
2004	1,674
2005	949
2006	1,057
2007	916
2008	610
2009	713
2010	710
2011	662
2012	703
2013	440
2014	716
2015	493
2016	734
2017	750
2018	440
2019	757
2020	1,135
2021	574
2022	629
2023	890
2024	1,138
2025	364

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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 2026-10-13 (13 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	588
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	3