Weather Records on 22 October 2023

567 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 2023. Highest significance: Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU.

Key Facts for 22 October 2023

On 22 October 2023, 567 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
456 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 558 daily.
Hobart Botanical Gardens set a daily record precipitation of 37.0 mm (1.5 in) on 22 October 2023.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

567 stations

567 station records on 22 October 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Direction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Barajas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Apuka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Rumney (Mount Rumney Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury (Warringa Old Tier Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de Los Toros	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lucaston (Bakers Creek Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Van Horn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Intl	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tea Tree (the Point)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Getafe	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boden	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Apuka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Benbrook Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Longley (Telopea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid/Cuatrovientos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balmorhea	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nugent (Twilight Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Okecie	Poland	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boden	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chernivtsi	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bangor Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arvidsjaur_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

567 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 229, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 227, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 78, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 22 October 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	229
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	227
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 22 October 2023 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 558.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

432 broken records

Margins by which the 432 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 2023

Top 20 records on 22 October 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 2023	Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2023	Fort Direction, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2023	Madrid/Barajas, ES	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2023	Apuka, RU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2023	Kisinev, MD	daily high max	30.4 C (86.7 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	126 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2023	Mount Rumney (Mount Rumney Roa, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2023	Buzau, RO	daily high max	29.6 C (85.3 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	126 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2023	Odesa, UA	daily high max	25.8 C (78.4 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	128 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2023	Bothwell (Franklin Street), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2023	Uman, UA	daily high max	24.6 C (76.3 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	133 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2023	Paradise, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2023	Willcox, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2023	Wentworth, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2023	Woodbury (Warringa Old Tier Ro, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2023	Apsley (Parki), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2023	Norman 3SSE, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	123 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2023	Coloso, PR	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2023	Greenville Muni AP, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2023	Paso de Los Toros, UY	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2023	Alicia 2 NNE, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	41 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

1793 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2023. 2023 had 567 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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	406
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1