Cold outbreak in United States, 27 September to 25 October 2022

Name: Cold outbreak in United States, 27 September to 25 October 2022
Start: 2022-09-27
End: 2022-10-25
Location: United States

Cold outbreak in United States, 27 September to 25 October 2022: 1,664 records at 996 stations, peak on 19 October 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in United States, 27 September to 25 October 2022 set or tied 1,664 station records at 996 stations.
It ran from 27 September 2022 to 25 October 2022 (29 days) and its peak day was 19 October 2022.
Status: closed.
Warrensburg 4NW set a monthly record low minimum temperature of -7.8 C (18.0 F) on 20 October 2022.
The busiest day was 19 October 2022 with 497 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 146 years.

Footprint

27 September to 25 October 2022

The area covered by Cold outbreak in United States, 27 September to 25 October 2022 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in United States, 27 September to 25 October 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Warrensburg 4NW	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2022-10-20
Mc Minnville	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2022-10-20
Bartow 1SE	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2022-09-30
Genoa 2 W	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2022-10-18
Chester 1 SE	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2022-10-01
Spirit Lake	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2022-10-19
Dwtn Charleston	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2022-09-30
Yemassee 1 N	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2022-10-01
Rockwell City	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2022-10-18
Sac City	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2022-10-18
Howard 2SE	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2022-10-18
Auburn 5 ESE	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	2022-10-18
Tyler Pounds Fld	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2022-10-19
Monroe 2 SE	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2022-10-01
Kirksville	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2022-10-19
Greeneville Exp STN	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2022-10-19
Ft Lauderdale Beach	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2022-10-20
Camden 1	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2022-10-19
Ft Lauderdale	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2022-10-20

Records per Day

Peak day 497

Records set or tied each day from 27 September 2022 to 25 October 2022. The most in one day was 497 on 19 October 2022.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in United States, 27 September to 25 October 2022
Date	Records
2022-09-27	9
2022-09-28	52
2022-09-29	36
2022-09-30	52
2022-10-01	48
2022-10-02	13
2022-10-03	34
2022-10-04	59
2022-10-05	14
2022-10-06	4
2022-10-07	6
2022-10-08	14
2022-10-09	14
2022-10-10	5
2022-10-11	2
2022-10-12	2
2022-10-13	1
2022-10-14	13
2022-10-15	44
2022-10-16	5
2022-10-17	48
2022-10-18	383
2022-10-19	497
2022-10-20	246
2022-10-21	49
2022-10-22	11
2022-10-23	2
2022-10-25	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in United States, 27 September to 25 October 2022 ranked by margin
Rockwell City, 10-18	6.1 C (11.0 F)
Genoa 2 W, 10-18	5.6 C (10.1 F)
Spirit Lake, 10-19	5.0 C (9.0 F)
Howard 2SE, 10-18	5.0 C (9.0 F)
Auburn 5 ESE, 10-18	5.0 C (9.0 F)
Chester 1 SE, 10-01	4.5 C (8.1 F)
Sac City, 10-18	4.4 C (7.9 F)
Tyler Pounds Fld, 10-19	4.4 C (7.9 F)
Ft Lauderdale Beach, 10-20	4.4 C (7.9 F)
Spirit Lake, 10-20	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Kirksville, 10-19	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Yemassee 1 N, 10-01	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Monroe 2 SE, 10-01	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Greeneville Exp STN, 10-19	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Camden 1, 10-19	3.4 C (6.1 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, 27 September to 25 October 2022
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.6	104
1.1	118
3.3	80
5.6	100
5.0	126
4.5	97
6.1	92
4.4	125
5.0	108
5.0	103
3.4	101
2.3	105
4.4	119
4.4	64
3.9	125
3.9	104
3.4	122
3.4	130
3.4	104
1.6	95
1.2	108
3.3	100
3.3	125
3.9	96
3.3	119
1.1	84
3.3	108
3.9	100
3.4	108
3.8	100
2.8	100
3.3	100
2.8	125
2.8	123
2.8	108
2.8	104
2.2	122
2.2	122
1.1	112
2.3	122
2.3	112
3.9	92
3.9	95
2.8	123
2.2	119
2.2	120
1.1	103
1.7	123
2.2	100
2.2	125
1.6	108
1.7	100
1.7	100
1.7	124
1.7	123
2.2	97
2.2	119
2.2	125
1.6	101
1.6	104
2.3	96
1.2	104
0.6	101
2.8	95
1.7	96
1.6	123
3.3	92
1.1	126
1.1	100
1.7	104
1.6	105
1.7	96
1.1	125
1.1	104
1.6	100
1.1	104
1.7	104
2.8	92
2.8	92
1.1	100
1.1	100
1.1	125
1.6	105
1.2	101
1.1	113
1.1	100
1.1	122
1.7	96
1.1	115
1.1	104
1.6	112
1.5	115
2.2	96
1.6	95
1.1	104
0.6	104
1.1	96
1.7	84
0.6	97
1.1	95
2.2	84
1.1	115
1.1	96
1.1	125
1.1	105
1.1	104
0.6	120
3.3	92
0.6	104
1.7	96
0.6	116
1.1	115
4.4	75
0.5	101
1.1	112
0.5	125
0.6	125
1.1	97
8.3	37
0.6	115
2.3	92
0.6	126
1.1	126
0.5	97
3.3	76
0.5	126
0.5	126
0.5	116
0.5	146
0.5	112
2.3	92
2.8	92
0.5	125
0.5	107
0.5	104
0.6	96
0.5	100
0.5	100
1.6	92
3.9	73
0.6	97
0.6	96
0.5	107
1.7	92
1.6	95
4.9	73
2.2	76
0.5	100
1.7	72
2.3	84
1.7	81
3.8	79
1.6	92
1.6	92
1.6	92
2.2	92
0.5	96
3.9	76
1.6	92
0.5	96
7.2	64
1.6	59
3.9	73
2.2	60
0.5	92
2.8	73
1.1	92
2.2	80
1.1	65
0.6	92
0.5	95
1.1	92
2.8	73
2.2	64
0.5	64
2.2	73
0.6	92
0.6	92
0.5	92
0.5	92
0.5	92
4.5	73
4.4	69
1.7	80
1.7	83
2.7	79
2.8	79
4.4	73
2.2	73
2.2	73
1.6	77
2.2	67
2.2	55
0.6	84
0.5	84
0.6	92
0.5	87
2.8	73
1.1	80
0.6	92

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in United States, 27 September to 25 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, 27 September to 25 October 2022 (this event)	1,664 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,664

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in United States, 27 September to 25 October 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-09-30	Bartow 1SE	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-30	Dwtn Charleston	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	105	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-01	Chester 1 SE	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	97	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-01	Yemassee 1 N	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	101	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-01	Monroe 2 SE	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	122	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-18	Genoa 2 W	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	100	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-18	Rockwell City	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	92	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-18	Sac City	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	125	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-18	Howard 2SE	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	108	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-18	Auburn 5 ESE	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	103	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-19	Spirit Lake	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	126	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-19	Tyler Pounds Fld	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	119	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-19	Kirksville	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	104	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-19	Greeneville Exp STN	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	130	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-19	Camden 1	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	104	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-20	Warrensburg 4NW	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-20	Mc Minnville	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	118	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-20	Ft Lauderdale Beach	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	64	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-20	Spirit Lake	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	125	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-20	Ft Lauderdale	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	95	46 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,664 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
0.6	104
1.1	118
3.3	80
5.6	100
5.0	126
4.5	97
6.1	92
4.4	125
5.0	108
5.0	103
3.4	101
2.3	105
4.4	119
4.4	64
3.9	125
3.9	104
3.4	122
3.4	130
3.4	104
1.6	95
1.2	108
3.3	100
3.3	125
3.9	96
3.3	119
1.1	84
3.3	108
3.9	100
3.4	108
3.8	100
2.8	100
3.3	100
2.8	125
2.8	123
2.8	108
2.8	104
2.2	122
2.2	122
1.1	112
2.3	122
2.3	112
3.9	92
3.9	95
2.8	123
2.2	119
2.2	120
1.1	103
1.7	123
2.2	100
2.2	125
1.6	108
1.7	100
1.7	100
1.7	124
1.7	123
2.2	97
2.2	119
2.2	125
1.6	101
1.6	104
2.3	96
1.2	104
0.6	101
2.8	95
1.7	96
1.6	123
3.3	92
1.1	126
1.1	100
1.7	104
1.6	105
1.7	96
1.1	125
1.1	104
1.6	100
1.1	104
1.7	104
2.8	92
2.8	92
1.1	100
1.1	100
1.1	125
1.6	105
1.2	101
1.1	113
1.1	100
1.1	122
1.7	96
1.1	115
1.1	104
1.6	112
1.5	115
2.2	96
1.6	95
1.1	104
0.6	104
1.1	96
1.7	84
0.6	97
1.1	95
2.2	84
1.1	115
1.1	96
1.1	125
1.1	105
1.1	104
0.6	120
3.3	92
0.6	104
1.7	96
0.6	116
1.1	115
4.4	75
0.5	101
1.1	112
0.5	125
0.6	125
1.1	97
8.3	37
0.6	115
2.3	92
0.6	126
1.1	126
0.5	97
3.3	76
0.5	126
0.5	126
0.5	116
0.5	146
0.5	112
2.3	92
2.8	92
0.5	125
0.5	107
0.5	104
0.6	96
0.5	100
0.5	100
1.6	92
3.9	73
0.6	97
0.6	96
0.5	107
1.7	92
1.6	95
4.9	73
2.2	76
0.5	100
1.7	72
2.3	84
1.7	81
3.8	79
1.6	92
1.6	92
1.6	92
2.2	92
0.5	96
3.9	76
1.6	92
0.5	96
7.2	64
1.6	59
3.9	73
2.2	60
0.5	92
2.8	73
1.1	92
2.2	80
1.1	65
0.6	92
0.5	95
1.1	92
2.8	73
2.2	64
0.5	64
2.2	73
0.6	92
0.6	92
0.5	92
0.5	92
0.5	92
4.5	73
4.4	69
1.7	80
1.7	83
2.7	79
2.8	79
4.4	73
2.2	73
2.2	73
1.6	77
2.2	67
2.2	55
0.6	84
0.5	84
0.6	92
0.5	87
2.8	73
1.1	80
0.6	92

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.6	104
1.1	118
3.3	80
5.6	100
5.0	126
4.5	97
6.1	92
4.4	125
5.0	108
5.0	103
3.4	101
2.3	105
4.4	119
4.4	64
3.9	125
3.9	104
3.4	122
3.4	130
3.4	104
1.6	95
1.2	108
3.3	100
3.3	125
3.9	96
3.3	119
1.1	84
3.3	108
3.9	100
3.4	108
3.8	100
2.8	100
3.3	100
2.8	125
2.8	123
2.8	108
2.8	104
2.2	122
2.2	122
1.1	112
2.3	122
2.3	112
3.9	92
3.9	95
2.8	123
2.2	119
2.2	120
1.1	103
1.7	123
2.2	100
2.2	125
1.6	108
1.7	100
1.7	100
1.7	124
1.7	123
2.2	97
2.2	119
2.2	125
1.6	101
1.6	104
2.3	96
1.2	104
0.6	101
2.8	95
1.7	96
1.6	123
3.3	92
1.1	126
1.1	100
1.7	104
1.6	105
1.7	96
1.1	125
1.1	104
1.6	100
1.1	104
1.7	104
2.8	92
2.8	92
1.1	100
1.1	100
1.1	125
1.6	105
1.2	101
1.1	113
1.1	100
1.1	122
1.7	96
1.1	115
1.1	104
1.6	112
1.5	115
2.2	96
1.6	95
1.1	104
0.6	104
1.1	96
1.7	84
0.6	97
1.1	95
2.2	84
1.1	115
1.1	96
1.1	125
1.1	105
1.1	104
0.6	120
3.3	92
0.6	104
1.7	96
0.6	116
1.1	115
4.4	75
0.5	101
1.1	112
0.5	125
0.6	125
1.1	97
8.3	37
0.6	115
2.3	92
0.6	126
1.1	126
0.5	97
3.3	76
0.5	126
0.5	126
0.5	116
0.5	146
0.5	112
2.3	92
2.8	92
0.5	125
0.5	107
0.5	104
0.6	96
0.5	100
0.5	100
1.6	92
3.9	73
0.6	97
0.6	96
0.5	107
1.7	92
1.6	95
4.9	73
2.2	76
0.5	100
1.7	72
2.3	84
1.7	81
3.8	79
1.6	92
1.6	92
1.6	92
2.2	92
0.5	96
3.9	76
1.6	92
0.5	96
7.2	64
1.6	59
3.9	73
2.2	60
0.5	92
2.8	73
1.1	92
2.2	80
1.1	65
0.6	92
0.5	95
1.1	92
2.8	73
2.2	64
0.5	64
2.2	73
0.6	92
0.6	92
0.5	92
0.5	92
0.5	92
4.5	73
4.4	69
1.7	80
1.7	83
2.7	79
2.8	79
4.4	73
2.2	73
2.2	73
1.6	77
2.2	67
2.2	55
0.6	84
0.5	84
0.6	92
0.5	87
2.8	73
1.1	80
0.6	92

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.6	104
1.1	118
3.3	80
5.6	100
5.0	126
4.5	97
6.1	92
4.4	125
5.0	108
5.0	103
3.4	101
2.3	105
4.4	119
4.4	64
3.9	125
3.9	104
3.4	122
3.4	130
3.4	104
1.6	95
1.2	108
3.3	100
3.3	125
3.9	96
3.3	119
1.1	84
3.3	108
3.9	100
3.4	108
3.8	100
2.8	100
3.3	100
2.8	125
2.8	123
2.8	108
2.8	104
2.2	122
2.2	122
1.1	112
2.3	122
2.3	112
3.9	92
3.9	95
2.8	123
2.2	119
2.2	120
1.1	103
1.7	123
2.2	100
2.2	125
1.6	108
1.7	100
1.7	100
1.7	124
1.7	123
2.2	97
2.2	119
2.2	125
1.6	101
1.6	104
2.3	96
1.2	104
0.6	101
2.8	95
1.7	96
1.6	123
3.3	92
1.1	126
1.1	100
1.7	104
1.6	105
1.7	96
1.1	125
1.1	104
1.6	100
1.1	104
1.7	104
2.8	92
2.8	92
1.1	100
1.1	100
1.1	125
1.6	105
1.2	101
1.1	113
1.1	100
1.1	122
1.7	96
1.1	115
1.1	104
1.6	112
1.5	115
2.2	96
1.6	95
1.1	104
0.6	104
1.1	96
1.7	84
0.6	97
1.1	95
2.2	84
1.1	115
1.1	96
1.1	125
1.1	105
1.1	104
0.6	120
3.3	92
0.6	104
1.7	96
0.6	116
1.1	115
4.4	75
0.5	101
1.1	112
0.5	125
0.6	125
1.1	97
8.3	37
0.6	115
2.3	92
0.6	126
1.1	126
0.5	97
3.3	76
0.5	126
0.5	126
0.5	116
0.5	146
0.5	112
2.3	92
2.8	92
0.5	125
0.5	107
0.5	104
0.6	96
0.5	100
0.5	100
1.6	92
3.9	73
0.6	97
0.6	96
0.5	107
1.7	92
1.6	95
4.9	73
2.2	76
0.5	100
1.7	72
2.3	84
1.7	81
3.8	79
1.6	92
1.6	92
1.6	92
2.2	92
0.5	96
3.9	76
1.6	92
0.5	96
7.2	64
1.6	59
3.9	73
2.2	60
0.5	92
2.8	73
1.1	92
2.2	80
1.1	65
0.6	92
0.5	95
1.1	92
2.8	73
2.2	64
0.5	64
2.2	73
0.6	92
0.6	92
0.5	92
0.5	92
0.5	92
4.5	73
4.4	69
1.7	80
1.7	83
2.7	79
2.8	79
4.4	73
2.2	73
2.2	73
1.6	77
2.2	67
2.2	55
0.6	84
0.5	84
0.6	92
0.5	87
2.8	73
1.1	80
0.6	92