Weather Records on 11 October 2015

1,032 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 2015. Highest significance: Sofia, BG.

Key Facts for 11 October 2015

On 11 October 2015, 1,032 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
822 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 970 daily.
Sofia set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 11 October 2015.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,032 stations

1,032 station records on 11 October 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sofia	Bulgaria	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bundoora (Latrobe University)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prilep	Macedonia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palmdale AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galati	Romania	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Knin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tulcea	Romania	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lastovo	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yajlju	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,032 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 472, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 350, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 82.

Records on 11 October 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	472
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	350
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 October 2015 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 61, daily 970.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

829 broken records

Margins by which the 829 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 2015

Top 20 records on 11 October 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 2015	Sofia, BG	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2015	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2015	Laurens, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	112 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2015	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	118 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2015	Bundoora (Latrobe University), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2015	Prilep, MK	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2015	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	117 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2015	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	110 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2015	Oakley, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2015	Gothenburg, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2015	Purdum, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2015	Hanford 1 S, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	110 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2015	Emmett 2 E, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2015	Lake Yellowstone, US	monthly high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2015	Palmdale AP, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2015	Hvar, HR	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2015	Lemon Cove, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	113 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2015	Colstrip, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2015	Genoa 2 W, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2015	Lynch, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	43 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

1793 to 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2015. 2015 had 1,032 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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 10	806
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1