Weather Records on 1 October 1923

158 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1923. Highest significance: Sydney, CA.

Key Facts for 1 October 1923

On 1 October 1923, 158 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 147 daily.
Sydney set a monthly record daily precipitation of 84.3 mm (3.3 in) on 1 October 1923.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

158 stations

158 station records on 1 October 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 October 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Colac (Badlingham)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Western (Seppelt)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waitchie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill (Woorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Eurack)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Creek (Irrewillipe Ea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gudgenby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

158 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 101.

Records on 1 October 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 October 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 147.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

139 broken records

Margins by which the 139 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1923

Top 20 records on 1 October 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1923	Sydney, CA	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1923	Lorne Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1923	Cavendish (Post Office), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1923	Pennyroyal Creek, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1923	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1923	Woods Point, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1923	Beech Forest, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1923	Port Campbell Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1923	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1923	Balmoral (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1923	Carroll (the Ranch), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1923	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1923	Colac (Badlingham), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1923	Agassiz Cda, CA	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1923	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1923	Austin #2, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1923	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1923	Mt Angel, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1923	Aberdeen, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1923	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	37 years	21 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

1813 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1923. 1923 had 158 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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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 5	103
5 to 10	18
10 to 15	9
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	2