Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 22 to 29 October 2022

Name: Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 22 to 29 October 2022
Start: 2022-10-22
End: 2022-10-29
Location: United States, Mexico

Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 22 to 29 October 2022: 643 records at 483 stations, peak on 24 October 2022. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 22 to 29 October 2022 set or tied 643 station records at 483 stations.
It ran from 22 October 2022 to 29 October 2022 (8 days) and its peak day was 24 October 2022.
Status: closed.
Cedarville set a daily record low minimum temperature of -7.8 C (18.0 F) on 24 October 2022.
The busiest day was 24 October 2022 with 263 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 120 years.

Footprint

22 to 29 October 2022

The area covered by Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 22 to 29 October 2022 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 22 to 29 October 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Cedarville	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2022-10-24
Paragonah	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2022-10-24
Imlay	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2022-10-26
Anaconda	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2022-10-23
Tonopah	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2022-10-24
Provo Byu	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2022-10-23
Meeker	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2022-10-24
Paradise	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2022-10-25
Crested Butte	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2022-10-25
Black Rock	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2022-10-23
Silverton	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2022-10-24
San Simon	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2022-10-24
Hachita 1W	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2022-10-25
Bagdad	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2022-10-26
Oak City	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	2022-10-25
Zion Np	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2022-10-24
Mesa Verde Np	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2022-10-28
Ferron	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2022-10-28

Records per Day

Peak day 263

Records set or tied each day from 22 October 2022 to 29 October 2022. The most in one day was 263 on 24 October 2022.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 22 to 29 October 2022
Date	Records
2022-10-22	15
2022-10-23	248
2022-10-24	263
2022-10-25	49
2022-10-26	17
2022-10-27	40
2022-10-28	9
2022-10-29	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 22 to 29 October 2022 ranked by margin
Ferron, 10-28	5.0 C (9.0 F)
Paragonah, 10-24	4.5 C (8.1 F)
Zion Np, 10-24	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Anaconda, 10-23	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Silverton, 10-24	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Imlay, 10-22	2.2 C (4.0 F)
San Simon, 10-24	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Hachita 1W, 10-25	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Cedarville, 10-24	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Imlay, 10-26	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Tonopah, 10-24	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Crested Butte, 10-25	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Meeker, 10-24	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Bagdad, 10-26	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Mesa Verde Np, 10-28	1.1 C (2.0 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

500 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 22 to 29 October 2022
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.7	109
4.5	89
2.2	99
1.2	103
1.2	120
0.5	104
1.1	99
1.1	113
0.6	101
2.2	87
0.5	101
2.2	87
1.1	92
2.2	76
2.2	76
0.5	89
3.3	68
0.6	80
1.1	73
5.0	52
1.7	69
2.2	65
3.9	52
2.8	68
1.6	65
0.6	68
2.8	57
0.6	72
4.4	44
0.5	67
0.5	64
0.5	68
5.5	37
2.8	47
0.5	68
0.5	68
2.2	44
0.5	52
1.1	47
1.1	60
0.6	52
1.6	47
2.7	37
6.7	37
2.8	37
1.6	47
1.1	47
1.7	52
2.8	56
0.6	47
2.2	37
2.7	47
2.7	47
1.7	47
0.6	47
1.7	37
1.7	51
1.7	45
1.1	52
1.1	52
1.1	47
1.1	47
1.1	51
3.9	32
3.4	24
2.2	47
0.6	37
1.1	47
8.4	21
3.9	41
3.5	31
7.2	27
8.3	21
3.5	27
0.5	47
1.6	44
0.5	52
2.3	25
0.6	47
3.9	37
3.9	37
3.9	37
2.2	37
2.2	44
6.7	27
6.6	27
5.8	24
2.2	41
0.6	44
0.5	47
2.8	37
2.2	37
5.0	17
2.2	24
3.9	31
5.0	27
4.9	21
6.9	9
1.7	24
2.7	37
0.5	41
2.2	37
2.2	37
1.7	40
4.1	24
3.9	24
6.6	21
3.4	37
6.6	17
4.5	27
5.0	21
3.8	25
5.3	24
5.6	27
5.6	21
4.8	27
6.3	17
1.7	37
0.6	37
6.1	3
2.8	27
1.6	37
1.9	37
2.7	37
3.9	24
6.7	17
3.9	31
3.2	31
3.9	27
3.8	31
2.5	37
4.3	24
4.6	24
3.5	25
2.6	37
4.0	31
1.4	37
2.2	27
0.6	32
1.7	32
1.7	35
3.3	21
4.5	21
2.2	31
3.4	31
3.9	24
3.1	24
1.1	37
3.4	31
3.3	27
1.6	25
4.5	3
0.5	37
2.3	25
2.8	31
1.1	3
0.5	27
1.6	27
2.8	9
3.3	21
1.6	35
3.3	27
2.8	24
3.3	24
2.8	27
3.3	27
3.3	27
3.9	24
3.9	25
2.2	31
3.3	27
2.9	24
2.9	24
2.9	24
1.0	37
0.8	37
1.8	31
3.4	9
1.1	16
1.1	24
1.2	27
0.6	31
1.6	12
0.6	31
5.3	12
2.2	24
2.8	24
3.3	24
2.5	24
1.1	31
2.0	31
3.9	24
4.4	17
3.9	17
4.4	17
2.2	27
2.2	27
1.6	31
4.5	17
1.6	25

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 22 to 29 October 2022 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 2021	12,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 2020	9,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 2018	8,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024	7,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 2026	5,568 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 22 to 29 October 2022 (this event)	643 records

Every Record Set

20 of 643

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 22 to 29 October 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-10-22	Imlay	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	87	39 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-23	Anaconda	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	99	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-23	Provo Byu	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-23	Black Rock	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-24	Cedarville	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	109	44 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-24	Paragonah	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	89	44 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-24	Tonopah	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	120	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-24	Meeker	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	113	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-24	Silverton	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	87	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-24	San Simon	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76	38 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-24	Zion Np	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68	36 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-25	Paradise	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-25	Crested Butte	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-25	Hachita 1W	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76	38 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-25	Oak City	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	89	37 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-25	Zion Np	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80	35 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-26	Imlay	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	103	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-26	Bagdad	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92	38 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-28	Mesa Verde Np	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	73	34 of 100 (Routine)
2022-10-28	Ferron	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52	34 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 643 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.7	109
4.5	89
2.2	99
1.2	103
1.2	120
0.5	104
1.1	99
1.1	113
0.6	101
2.2	87
0.5	101
2.2	87
1.1	92
2.2	76
2.2	76
0.5	89
3.3	68
0.6	80
1.1	73
5.0	52
1.7	69
2.2	65
3.9	52
2.8	68
1.6	65
0.6	68
2.8	57
0.6	72
4.4	44
0.5	67
0.5	64
0.5	68
5.5	37
2.8	47
0.5	68
0.5	68
2.2	44
0.5	52
1.1	47
1.1	60
0.6	52
1.6	47
2.7	37
6.7	37
2.8	37
1.6	47
1.1	47
1.7	52
2.8	56
0.6	47
2.2	37
2.7	47
2.7	47
1.7	47
0.6	47
1.7	37
1.7	51
1.7	45
1.1	52
1.1	52
1.1	47
1.1	47
1.1	51
3.9	32
3.4	24
2.2	47
0.6	37
1.1	47
8.4	21
3.9	41
3.5	31
7.2	27
8.3	21
3.5	27
0.5	47
1.6	44
0.5	52
2.3	25
0.6	47
3.9	37
3.9	37
3.9	37
2.2	37
2.2	44
6.7	27
6.6	27
5.8	24
2.2	41
0.6	44
0.5	47
2.8	37
2.2	37
5.0	17
2.2	24
3.9	31
5.0	27
4.9	21
6.9	9
1.7	24
2.7	37
0.5	41
2.2	37
2.2	37
1.7	40
4.1	24
3.9	24
6.6	21
3.4	37
6.6	17
4.5	27
5.0	21
3.8	25
5.3	24
5.6	27
5.6	21
4.8	27
6.3	17
1.7	37
0.6	37
6.1	3
2.8	27
1.6	37
1.9	37
2.7	37
3.9	24
6.7	17
3.9	31
3.2	31
3.9	27
3.8	31
2.5	37
4.3	24
4.6	24
3.5	25
2.6	37
4.0	31
1.4	37
2.2	27
0.6	32
1.7	32
1.7	35
3.3	21
4.5	21
2.2	31
3.4	31
3.9	24
3.1	24
1.1	37
3.4	31
3.3	27
1.6	25
4.5	3
0.5	37
2.3	25
2.8	31
1.1	3
0.5	27
1.6	27
2.8	9
3.3	21
1.6	35
3.3	27
2.8	24
3.3	24
2.8	27
3.3	27
3.3	27
3.9	24
3.9	25
2.2	31
3.3	27
2.9	24
2.9	24
2.9	24
1.0	37
0.8	37
1.8	31
3.4	9
1.1	16
1.1	24
1.2	27
0.6	31
1.6	12
0.6	31
5.3	12
2.2	24
2.8	24
3.3	24
2.5	24
1.1	31
2.0	31
3.9	24
4.4	17
3.9	17
4.4	17
2.2	27
2.2	27
1.6	31
4.5	17
1.6	25

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.7	109
4.5	89
2.2	99
1.2	103
1.2	120
0.5	104
1.1	99
1.1	113
0.6	101
2.2	87
0.5	101
2.2	87
1.1	92
2.2	76
2.2	76
0.5	89
3.3	68
0.6	80
1.1	73
5.0	52
1.7	69
2.2	65
3.9	52
2.8	68
1.6	65
0.6	68
2.8	57
0.6	72
4.4	44
0.5	67
0.5	64
0.5	68
5.5	37
2.8	47
0.5	68
0.5	68
2.2	44
0.5	52
1.1	47
1.1	60
0.6	52
1.6	47
2.7	37
6.7	37
2.8	37
1.6	47
1.1	47
1.7	52
2.8	56
0.6	47
2.2	37
2.7	47
2.7	47
1.7	47
0.6	47
1.7	37
1.7	51
1.7	45
1.1	52
1.1	52
1.1	47
1.1	47
1.1	51
3.9	32
3.4	24
2.2	47
0.6	37
1.1	47
8.4	21
3.9	41
3.5	31
7.2	27
8.3	21
3.5	27
0.5	47
1.6	44
0.5	52
2.3	25
0.6	47
3.9	37
3.9	37
3.9	37
2.2	37
2.2	44
6.7	27
6.6	27
5.8	24
2.2	41
0.6	44
0.5	47
2.8	37
2.2	37
5.0	17
2.2	24
3.9	31
5.0	27
4.9	21
6.9	9
1.7	24
2.7	37
0.5	41
2.2	37
2.2	37
1.7	40
4.1	24
3.9	24
6.6	21
3.4	37
6.6	17
4.5	27
5.0	21
3.8	25
5.3	24
5.6	27
5.6	21
4.8	27
6.3	17
1.7	37
0.6	37
6.1	3
2.8	27
1.6	37
1.9	37
2.7	37
3.9	24
6.7	17
3.9	31
3.2	31
3.9	27
3.8	31
2.5	37
4.3	24
4.6	24
3.5	25
2.6	37
4.0	31
1.4	37
2.2	27
0.6	32
1.7	32
1.7	35
3.3	21
4.5	21
2.2	31
3.4	31
3.9	24
3.1	24
1.1	37
3.4	31
3.3	27
1.6	25
4.5	3
0.5	37
2.3	25
2.8	31
1.1	3
0.5	27
1.6	27
2.8	9
3.3	21
1.6	35
3.3	27
2.8	24
3.3	24
2.8	27
3.3	27
3.3	27
3.9	24
3.9	25
2.2	31
3.3	27
2.9	24
2.9	24
2.9	24
1.0	37
0.8	37
1.8	31
3.4	9
1.1	16
1.1	24
1.2	27
0.6	31
1.6	12
0.6	31
5.3	12
2.2	24
2.8	24
3.3	24
2.5	24
1.1	31
2.0	31
3.9	24
4.4	17
3.9	17
4.4	17
2.2	27
2.2	27
1.6	31
4.5	17
1.6	25

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.7	109
4.5	89
2.2	99
1.2	103
1.2	120
0.5	104
1.1	99
1.1	113
0.6	101
2.2	87
0.5	101
2.2	87
1.1	92
2.2	76
2.2	76
0.5	89
3.3	68
0.6	80
1.1	73
5.0	52
1.7	69
2.2	65
3.9	52
2.8	68
1.6	65
0.6	68
2.8	57
0.6	72
4.4	44
0.5	67
0.5	64
0.5	68
5.5	37
2.8	47
0.5	68
0.5	68
2.2	44
0.5	52
1.1	47
1.1	60
0.6	52
1.6	47
2.7	37
6.7	37
2.8	37
1.6	47
1.1	47
1.7	52
2.8	56
0.6	47
2.2	37
2.7	47
2.7	47
1.7	47
0.6	47
1.7	37
1.7	51
1.7	45
1.1	52
1.1	52
1.1	47
1.1	47
1.1	51
3.9	32
3.4	24
2.2	47
0.6	37
1.1	47
8.4	21
3.9	41
3.5	31
7.2	27
8.3	21
3.5	27
0.5	47
1.6	44
0.5	52
2.3	25
0.6	47
3.9	37
3.9	37
3.9	37
2.2	37
2.2	44
6.7	27
6.6	27
5.8	24
2.2	41
0.6	44
0.5	47
2.8	37
2.2	37
5.0	17
2.2	24
3.9	31
5.0	27
4.9	21
6.9	9
1.7	24
2.7	37
0.5	41
2.2	37
2.2	37
1.7	40
4.1	24
3.9	24
6.6	21
3.4	37
6.6	17
4.5	27
5.0	21
3.8	25
5.3	24
5.6	27
5.6	21
4.8	27
6.3	17
1.7	37
0.6	37
6.1	3
2.8	27
1.6	37
1.9	37
2.7	37
3.9	24
6.7	17
3.9	31
3.2	31
3.9	27
3.8	31
2.5	37
4.3	24
4.6	24
3.5	25
2.6	37
4.0	31
1.4	37
2.2	27
0.6	32
1.7	32
1.7	35
3.3	21
4.5	21
2.2	31
3.4	31
3.9	24
3.1	24
1.1	37
3.4	31
3.3	27
1.6	25
4.5	3
0.5	37
2.3	25
2.8	31
1.1	3
0.5	27
1.6	27
2.8	9
3.3	21
1.6	35
3.3	27
2.8	24
3.3	24
2.8	27
3.3	27
3.3	27
3.9	24
3.9	25
2.2	31
3.3	27
2.9	24
2.9	24
2.9	24
1.0	37
0.8	37
1.8	31
3.4	9
1.1	16
1.1	24
1.2	27
0.6	31
1.6	12
0.6	31
5.3	12
2.2	24
2.8	24
3.3	24
2.5	24
1.1	31
2.0	31
3.9	24
4.4	17
3.9	17
4.4	17
2.2	27
2.2	27
1.6	31
4.5	17
1.6	25