Weather Records on 21 October 2025

364 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 2025. Highest significance: Tarcoola (Lake Everard), AU.

Key Facts for 21 October 2025

On 21 October 2025, 364 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 350 daily.
Tarcoola (Lake Everard) set a daily record precipitation of 38.3 mm (1.5 in) on 21 October 2025.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

364 stations

364 station records on 21 October 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarcoola (Lake Everard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maitland (Kilkerran)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boodjerakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston (Lambing Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rottnest Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gjettum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record low maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hoidalen I Solum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.8 C (107.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rheinfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poteet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Galveston Scholes Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guanghua	China	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Notodden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.8 C (107.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pingliang	China	Record low maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Xichang	China	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yichang	China	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gadag	India	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melsom	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.0 C (109.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heyuan	China	Record low maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgan	Mongolia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hakavik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
S Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gardermoen Sor	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gourdon	France	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dzhambejty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ekezhe	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Freer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Andamooka	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shenyang	China	Record low minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yongan	China	Record low maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Izuhara	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Galuut	Mongolia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ukkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skedsmo-Hellerud	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fuzhou	China	Record low maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Schopfheim-Eichen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalore	India	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Underkhaan	Mongolia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jandakot Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aomori	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Isa Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.9 C (107.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

364 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 21 October 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 21 October 2025 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 350.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

314 broken records

Margins by which the 314 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 2025

Top 20 records on 21 October 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 2025	Tarcoola (Lake Everard), AU	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 October 2025	Maitland (Kilkerran), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2025	Boodjerakine, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2025	Brownsville, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	114 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2025	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2025	Elliston (Lambing Station), AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2025	Orje, NO	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2025	Tryvasshogda, NO	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2025	Rottnest Island, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2025	Gjettum, NO	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2025	Weatherford, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2025	Cuddalore, IN	daily low max	25.4 C (77.7 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2025	Hoidalen I Solum, NO	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2025	Nyngan Airport, AU	monthly high max	41.8 C (107.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 2025	Rheinfelden, DE	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 2025	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 2025	Malaga Aeropuerto, ES	daily high min	20.9 C (69.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 2025	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 2025	Poteet, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 2025	Galveston Scholes Fld, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2025. 2025 had 364 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 2026-10-12 (12 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	294
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1