Weather Records on 7 October 1923

117 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1923. Highest significance: Welshpool, AU.

Key Facts for 7 October 1923

On 7 October 1923, 117 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 115 daily.
Welshpool set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 7 October 1923.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

117 stations

117 station records on 7 October 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brighton Middle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brogers Creek Upper (Cookville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tullaroop Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Mill State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

117 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1923 by type: Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 45.

Records on 7 October 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 October 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 115.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

89 broken records

Margins by which the 89 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1923

Top 20 records on 7 October 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1923	Welshpool, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1923	Yarram, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1923	Port Albert, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1923	Warburton, AU	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1923	Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1923	Joseph, US	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1923	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1923	San Diego Wbo, US	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1923	Newry, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1923	Brighton Middle, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1923	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1923	Blackwarry, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1923	Kew, AU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1923	Lake Marmal, AU	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1923	Caulfield (Racecourse), AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1923	Eustis 2 S, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1923	Balaklava, AU	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1923	Kamloops, CA	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	13 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1923	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily low min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1923	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 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

1802 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1923. 1923 had 117 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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 3	53
3 to 5	17
5 to 8	9
8 to 10	3
10 to 13	3
13 to 15	2
15 to 18	0
18 to 20	2