Weather Records on 21 October 1922

78 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 1922. Highest significance: Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ.

Key Facts for 21 October 1922

On 21 October 1922, 78 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 74 daily.
Sidi-Bel-Abbes set a daily record high minimum temperature of 17.0 C (62.6 F) on 21 October 1922.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

78 stations

78 station records on 21 October 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

78 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 17, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 21 October 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	17
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 21 October 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 74.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

62 broken records

Margins by which the 62 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 1922

Top 20 records on 21 October 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 1922	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1922	Biskra, DZ	daily high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1922	Saint John, CA	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1922	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily high min	22.0 C (71.6 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1922	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high max	27.4 C (81.3 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	19 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1922	Concord, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	50 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1922	Nossen, DE	daily rain	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1922	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1922	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1922	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1922	Gladstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1922	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1922	Bad Lauchstadt, DE	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1922	Warthausen-Birkenhard, DE	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1922	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily high max	38.4 C (101.1 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1922	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	31.3 C (88.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1922	Yarmouth, CA	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1922	Wittenberg, DE	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1922	Worcester, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1922	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	26 years	16 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 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1922. 1922 had 78 records.

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

Records on 10-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1805	1
1808	1
1810	1
1834	1
1835	1
1840	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	3
1867	1
1868	3
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1877	2
1878	1
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	6
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	2
1903	3
1904	30
1905	15
1906	11
1907	35
1908	35
1909	19
1910	21
1911	10
1912	18
1913	59
1914	35
1915	43
1916	70
1917	208
1918	18
1919	102
1920	149
1921	58
1922	78
1923	81
1924	389
1925	150
1926	77
1927	187
1928	78
1929	200
1930	492
1931	217
1932	165
1933	733
1934	407
1935	707
1936	407
1937	132
1938	121
1939	491
1940	537
1941	644
1942	258
1943	421
1944	367
1945	538
1946	297
1947	977
1948	266
1949	1,015
1950	438
1951	382
1952	848
1953	1,579
1954	279
1955	481
1956	276
1957	511
1958	322
1959	410
1960	408
1961	553
1962	359
1963	725
1964	457
1965	465
1966	425
1967	472
1968	174
1969	881
1970	548
1971	498
1972	813
1973	464
1974	866
1975	509
1976	1,467
1977	451
1978	616
1979	1,958
1980	378
1981	667
1982	870
1983	786
1984	1,872
1985	776
1986	814
1987	852
1988	696
1989	1,668
1990	807
1991	877
1992	1,095
1993	845
1994	670
1995	1,120
1996	1,581
1997	915
1998	711
1999	688
2000	771
2001	610
2002	1,241
2003	2,066
2004	1,674
2005	949
2006	1,057
2007	916
2008	610
2009	713
2010	710
2011	662
2012	703
2013	440
2014	716
2015	493
2016	734
2017	750
2018	440
2019	757
2020	1,135
2021	574
2022	629
2023	890
2024	1,138
2025	364

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	56
5 to 10	3
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1