Weather Records on 23 October 2022

1,342 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 2022. Highest significance: Koolunga, AU.

Key Facts for 23 October 2022

On 23 October 2022, 1,342 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
526 were record highs and 336 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 1,323 daily.
Koolunga set a daily record precipitation of 54.2 mm (2.1 in) on 23 October 2022.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,342 stations

1,342 station records on 23 October 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Australia Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kamas	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Goolma (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bobadah (Pretty View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Robertstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ennis	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Masrik	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	310.0 mm (12.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manoora (Cooinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tarlee (Hazelton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport (Clifton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Balaklava (Wanappe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boowillia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mintaro (Martindale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton (Leeward)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marlo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda (Bagot Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eudunda (Moondah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burra Community School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Countegany (Gaerloch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Galata 16 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Galga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beerburrum Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,342 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 265, Lowest daily maximum 241, Highest daily minimum 261, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 384, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 23 October 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	265
Lowest daily maximum	241
Highest daily minimum	261
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	384
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 23 October 2022 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 1,323.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,119 broken records

Margins by which the 1,119 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 2022

Top 20 records on 23 October 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 2022	Koolunga, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	109 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 October 2022	Eudunda, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	101 years	78 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2022	Mintaro, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2022	Dutton, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	101 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2022	Sedan, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	101 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2022	Mittagong (Beatrice Street), AU	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2022	Tarlee, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2022	Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), AU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2022	Mount Cotton West, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	88 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2022	Australia Plains, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	101 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2022	Kamas, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2022	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2022	Goolma (Brooklyn), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2022	Bobadah (Pretty View), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2022	Robertstown, AU	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	106 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2022	Ennis, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2022	Mudgee (George Street), AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	105 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2022	Masrik, AM	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2022	Brinkworth, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2022	Numinbah State Farm, AU	monthly rain	310.0 mm (12.2 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	0 years	58 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

1795 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2022. 2022 had 1,342 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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	1,013
25 to 50	63
50 to 75	23
75 to 100	11
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1