Weather Records on 10 October 2021

762 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 2021. Highest significance: Artichoke Lake 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 10 October 2021

On 10 October 2021, 762 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
509 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 737 daily.
Artichoke Lake 1 E set a monthly record daily precipitation of 96.3 mm (3.8 in) on 10 October 2021.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

762 stations

762 station records on 10 October 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Diredawa	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tivjaku	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gvasjugi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Underwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pekoa Airport (Sant	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosson	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Backe_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sakon Nakhon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Stone City 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pilvo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Asele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mackenzie	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ytterrissjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malacca	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lundsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelton 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

762 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 328, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 153.

Records on 10 October 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	328
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 October 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 737.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

648 broken records

Margins by which the 648 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 2021

Top 20 records on 10 October 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 2021	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	monthly rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2021	Diredawa, ET	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2021	Qinzhou, CN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2021	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2021	Tivjaku, RU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2021	Lisbon, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2021	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2021	Minot Exp STN, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	98 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2021	Gvasjugi, RU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2021	Courtenay 1 NW, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2021	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	103 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2021	Underwood, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2021	Yangjiang, CN	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2021	Pekoa Airport (Sant, VU	daily rain	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2021	Begumpet Obsy, IN	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2021	Rosson, SE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2021	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2021	Hobart Muni AP, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2021	Backe_D, SE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2021	Sakon Nakhon, TH	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	63 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

1793 to 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2021. 2021 had 762 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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	631
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1