Weather Records on 26 October 2022

626 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 2022. Highest significance: Yackandandah, AU.

Key Facts for 26 October 2022

On 26 October 2022, 626 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
371 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 623 daily.
Yackandandah set a daily record precipitation of 43.0 mm (1.7 in) on 26 October 2022.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

626 stations

626 station records on 26 October 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wanatah 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kyabram Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rincon	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kankakee Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Finchley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pence 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Festus	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Peters 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent (Twilight Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville L&D 24	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orford South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indiana Dunes Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Luweech	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chalmers 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nantucket Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brogo Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Supadio	Indonesia	Record low maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

626 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 150, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 221, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 26 October 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	150
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	221
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 26 October 2022 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 623.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records

Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 2022

Top 20 records on 26 October 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 2022	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	129 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2022	Maraza, AZ	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2022	Yatchaw (Amaroo), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2022	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2022	Wanatah 2 WNW, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2022	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	128 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2022	Kyabram Dpi, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2022	Rincon, PR	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2022	Petoskey, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2022	Knox Wwtp, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2022	Lafayette 8 S, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2022	Coloso, PR	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2022	Paraiso, PR	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2022	White Hall 1 E, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2022	Wamsutter, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	124 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2022	Kankakee Wwtp, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2022	Greenville Muni AP, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2022	Craigie (Finchley), AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2022	Pence 1 SW, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2022	De Soto, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	49 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

1816 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 2022. 2022 had 626 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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	494
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1