Weather Records on 26 October 2015

430 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 2015. Highest significance: Brookhaven City, US.

Key Facts for 26 October 2015

On 26 October 2015, 430 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
185 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 406 daily.
Brookhaven City set a daily record precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 26 October 2015.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

430 stations

430 station records on 26 October 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ust-Umalta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Clinton 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	274.3 mm (10.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	262.9 mm (10.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sosnovka-1	Russia	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vacoas (Mauritius)	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Erzurum	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record daily precipitation	219.5 mm (8.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	180.4 mm (7.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pensacola Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bayou Sorrel Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rolling Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Town Bluff Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Grove Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toamasina	Madagascar	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mize 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thibodaux 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buckatunna 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood Leflore AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Allen	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

430 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 221.

Records on 26 October 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 October 2015 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 21, daily 406.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

364 broken records

Margins by which the 364 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 175.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 2015

Top 20 records on 26 October 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 2015	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2015	Ust-Umalta, RU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2015	Anahuac, US	daily rain	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2015	De Ridder, US	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2015	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	monthly rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2015	Clinton 5 SE, US	all-time rain	274.3 mm (10.8 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2015	Livingston, US	monthly rain	262.9 mm (10.4 in)	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2015	Sosnovka-1, RU	all-time rain	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2015	D'Lo 2 SW, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2015	St Joseph 3 N, US	monthly rain	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2015	Vacoas (Mauritius), MU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2015	Erzurum, TR	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2015	Payette, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	118 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2015	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2015	Minden, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2015	Canton 4N, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2015	Meadville, US	daily rain	219.5 mm (8.6 in)	175.6 mm (6.9 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2015	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	monthly rain	180.4 mm (7.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2015	St Francisville, US	daily rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2015	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	49 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 2015. 2015 had 430 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 25	296
25 to 50	35
50 to 75	21
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1