Weather Records in October 2026

7,054 weather records were set or tied in October 2026, with a daily chart by type, a record map and the top 20 by significance.

Key Facts for October 2026

7,054 weather records were set or tied in October 2026 across 12 days.
6,050 were record highs and 211 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
The busiest day of the month was 5 October 2026 with 1,223 records.
Vilsandi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 107.5 mm (4.2 in) on 1 October 2026 (provisional).

Records per Day, by Type

7,054 records

Records per day, stacked by record type, with 7,054 records in total and the busiest day on 5 October 2026 with 1,223.

Weather records per day in October 2026, stacked by type
Day of month	Highest daily maximum	Lowest daily maximum	Highest daily minimum	Lowest daily minimum	Heaviest daily rainfall	Heaviest daily snowfall	Deepest snow cover	Total
1	80	36	213	4	216	1	0	550
2	104	24	199	18	253	0	0	598
3	209	29	237	16	90	0	0	581
4	387	26	418	5	80	0	0	916
5	562	8	581	7	64	0	1	1,223
6	421	2	442	3	22	0	0	890
7	445	11	417	10	10	0	0	893
8	324	2	360	3	18	1	0	708
9	245	2	250	2	19	0	0	518
10	56	3	100	0	18	0	0	177
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Record Map

highest significance

The 250 highest significance station records of the period are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Highest significance weather records in October 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Saigo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	193.6 mm (7.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Matsue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	375.5 mm (14.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Fukue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	508.5 mm (20.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Sea Lake (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Thule Op Site	Greenland [Denmark]	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Naha	Japan	Record daily precipitation	696.5 mm (27.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Renmark Irrigation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Asahikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Okayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	297.5 mm (11.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Leba	Poland	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tokushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	330.5 mm (13.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Junction Kimble Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	276.5 mm (10.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Blue Hill 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Moorabbin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Izuhara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Edirne	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kissimmee 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kaena Pt 841.3	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bronzewing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rossville	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Naze	Japan	Record daily precipitation	276.6 mm (10.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Niigata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	144.4 mm (5.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	158.9 mm (6.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Durango Dgo.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fushiki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Karval	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mombetsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Zamora	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mombetsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Francisco Sarabia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	238.4 mm (9.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Waucoma 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Comitan Chis.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	116.7 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)

By Timescale

Records by timescale: all-time 21, monthly 474, daily 6,559.

Top 20 by Significance

Top 20 records of the period by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 2026	Vilsandi, EE	monthly rain (Provisional)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	90 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 October 2026	Tribune 1W, US	monthly rain (Provisional)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	95 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 October 2026	Kingsville, US	daily rain (Provisional)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	124 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 October 2026	Saigo, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	193.6 mm (7.6 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	74 years	79 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2026	Matsue, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	375.5 mm (14.8 in)	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	74 years	79 of 100 (Major)
1 October 2026	Junction 4SSW, US	daily rain (Provisional)	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2026	Fukue, JP	all-time rain (Provisional)	508.5 mm (20.0 in)	182.5 mm (7.2 in)	41 years	78 of 100 (Major)
6 October 2026	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain (Provisional)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	124 years	76 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2026	Thule Op Site, GL	all-time snow depth (Provisional)	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	30 years	76 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2026	Sea Lake (Post Office), AU	daily rain (Provisional)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
1 October 2026	Las Animas, US	all-time rain (Provisional)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	76 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2026	Naha, JP	all-time rain (Provisional)	696.5 mm (27.4 in)	284.5 mm (11.2 in)	27 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2026	Cleburne, US	daily rain (Provisional)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	112 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2026	Asahikawa, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	52 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2026	Renmark Irrigation, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	138 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 October 2026	Clay Ctr 6 ESE, US	daily rain (Provisional)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2026	Leba, PL	monthly rain (Provisional)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2026	Okayama, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	297.5 mm (11.7 in)	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	46 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2026	Abashiri, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2026	Essendon Airport, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	70 of 100 (Major)

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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 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).