Weather Records on 31 October 2022

497 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 2022. Highest significance: Sedro-Woolley, US.

Key Facts for 31 October 2022

On 31 October 2022, 497 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
339 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 492 daily.
Sedro-Woolley set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 31 October 2022.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

497 stations

497 station records on 31 October 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weethalle (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Izana	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strathearn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sequim 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bungawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Duri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden-Strehlen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Graman (Ulupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bely Island	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Joplin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pearce Raaf	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weiden	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Istrana	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Sandy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mandora	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.1 C (109.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tynda	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chelan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minchumina	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Clermont Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burgwald-Bottendorf	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Festus	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkins Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trelew Aero	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Delungra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Utklippan	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willis Island	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millau	France	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wasserkuppe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

497 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 31 October 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 October 2022 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 492.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

433 broken records

Margins by which the 433 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 2022

Top 20 records on 31 October 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 2022	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2022	Yalgogrin North (Roloma), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2022	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2022	Weethalle (Mountain View), AU	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2022	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily high max	12.7 C (54.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	130 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2022	Fichtelberg, DE	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	129 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2022	Izana, ES	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2022	Blaine, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2022	Strathearn, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2022	Barmedman Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2022	Montelimar, FR	daily rain	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2022	Sequim 2 E, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2022	Perth Airport, AU	daily low min	3.2 C (37.8 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2022	Ft Benton, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2022	Plauen, DE	daily high max	19.1 C (66.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 2022	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 2022	Chinook, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 2022	Bungawarra, AU	daily rain	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 2022	Duri Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 2022	Dresden-Strehlen, DE	daily high max	20.7 C (69.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	80 years	33 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

1805 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2022. 2022 had 497 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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 10	408
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1