Weather Records on 23 October 1915

167 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1915. Highest significance: Ringwood 2, AU.

Key Facts for 23 October 1915

On 23 October 1915, 167 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 167 daily.
Ringwood 2 set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 23 October 1915.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

167 stations

167 station records on 23 October 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newlyn Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cultowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rupanyup (Lallat Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Talbot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kyamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Donald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

167 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1915 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 October 1915 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 October 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 167.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

162 broken records

Margins by which the 162 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1915

Top 20 records on 23 October 1915 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1915	Ringwood 2, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1915	Cudgewa North, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1915	Tarcutta, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1915	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1915	Appila, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1915	Murray Town (Doughboy Creek), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1915	Kilmore Assumption College, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1915	Walwa, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1915	Alexandra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1915	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1915	Tumbarumba 1, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1915	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1915	Beenak, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1915	Strathbogie North, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1915	Warragul (Carbethon), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1915	Newlyn Reservoir, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1915	Holbrook (Rsl), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1915	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1915	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1915	Moama, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	20 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 1915

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1915. 1915 had 167 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	114
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1