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Weather Records on 23 October 1914

9 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1914. Highest significance: Darwin Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 23 October 1914

  • On 23 October 1914, 9 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 9 daily.
  • Darwin Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 23 October 1914.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

9 stations
Weather records on 23 October 1914 9 station records on 23 October 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
9 station records on 23 October 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 October 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation77.0 mm (3.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation58.9 mm (2.3 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature33.2 C (91.8 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature35.6 C (96.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

9 records
Records on 23 October 1914 by type Records set or tied on 23 October 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 0246Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 October 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 23 October 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 October 1914 by timescale Records on 23 October 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 9all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 October 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9.
Records on 23 October 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily9

How Much Records Were Beaten By

6 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 October 1914 Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.4. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 10: 410 to 20: 020 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 October 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 104
10 to 200
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1914
Top 9 records on 23 October 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 October 1914Darwin Post Office, AUdaily rain77.0 mm (3.0 in)52.4 mm (2.1 in)41 years55 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1914Wilmington Wb City, USdaily rain58.9 mm (2.3 in)21.3 mm (0.8 in)41 years28 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1914Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max33.2 C (91.8 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)58 years27 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1914Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high max35.6 C (96.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1914Lexington Bluegrass AP, USdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1914Houston Wb City, USdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)14 years8 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1914Brantford, CAdaily high max (Tie)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie12 years1 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1914Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily high max (Tie)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie12 years1 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1914Morgantown 1, USdaily high max (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie12 years1 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

1795 to 1914
Records on 10-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1914. 1914 had 9 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 11802: 21843: 11845: 11850: 11851: 21855: 11859: 21861: 11863: 11865: 21866: 11869: 31871: 21872: 11873: 21876: 21878: 11880: 71881: 21882: 11883: 11885: 21888: 11889: 21890: 21891: 81892: 31893: 31894: 51895: 41896: 21897: 31898: 51899: 41900: 81901: 71902: 71903: 101904: 71905: 151906: 171907: 51908: 191909: 121910: 61911: 401912: 501913: 381914: 91915: 1671916: 2901917: 621918: 121919: 421920: 2621921: 581922: 381923: 1651924: 1601925: 1911926: 1311927: 2661928: 1201929: 3521930: 3101931: 3531932: 3101933: 2411934: 3331935: 5191936: 4901937: 8161938: 4031939: 7171940: 3041941: 4991942: 3061943: 4461944: 2831945: 5331946: 2581947: 6311948: 2511949: 4321950: 5071951: 6261952: 4321953: 3731954: 3171955: 2661956: 5871957: 1,2661958: 2551959: 6821960: 3411961: 3291962: 1411963: 1,2971964: 2641965: 3301966: 6251967: 2971968: 1751969: 1,2001970: 6171971: 7051972: 6011973: 7121974: 6531975: 1,0281976: 8791977: 5781978: 5701979: 1,0941980: 5841981: 1,5021982: 1,0711983: 8531984: 1,2611985: 8461986: 9681987: 6941988: 6191989: 1,3631990: 9541991: 1,2321992: 1,1761993: 6701994: 5581995: 1,4711996: 1,3961997: 1,1721998: 1,2211999: 1,0112000: 1,2752001: 1,0912002: 1,8682003: 1,9522004: 1,2242005: 6792006: 1,9762007: 1,6732008: 9932009: 8382010: 6832011: 7012012: 1,0172013: 7542014: 7552015: 7602016: 4602017: 6032018: 3222019: 4592020: 1,7772021: 2982022: 1,3422023: 5442024: 6742025: 3431795187818991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1914. 1914 had 9 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-23 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18022
18431
18451
18501
18512
18551
18592
18611
18631
18652
18661
18693
18712
18721
18732
18762
18781
18807
18812
18821
18831
18852
18881
18892
18902
18918
18923
18933
18945
18954
18962
18973
18985
18994
19008
19017
19027
190310
19047
190515
190617
19075
190819
190912
19106
191140
191250
191338
19149
1915167
1916290
191762
191812
191942
1920262
192158
192238
1923165
1924160
1925191
1926131
1927266
1928120
1929352
1930310
1931353
1932310
1933241
1934333
1935519
1936490
1937816
1938403
1939717
1940304
1941499
1942306
1943446
1944283
1945533
1946258
1947631
1948251
1949432
1950507
1951626
1952432
1953373
1954317
1955266
1956587
19571,266
1958255
1959682
1960341
1961329
1962141
19631,297
1964264
1965330
1966625
1967297
1968175
19691,200
1970617
1971705
1972601
1973712
1974653
19751,028
1976879
1977578
1978570
19791,094
1980584
19811,502
19821,071
1983853
19841,261
1985846
1986968
1987694
1988619
19891,363
1990954
19911,232
19921,176
1993670
1994558
19951,471
19961,396
19971,172
19981,221
19991,011
20001,275
20011,091
20021,868
20031,952
20041,224
2005679
20061,976
20071,673
2008993
2009838
2010683
2011701
20121,017
2013754
2014755
2015760
2016460
2017603
2018322
2019459
20201,777
2021298
20221,342
2023544
2024674
2025343

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).