Weather Records on 21 October 1923

81 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 1923. Highest significance: Halden, NO.

Key Facts for 21 October 1923

On 21 October 1923, 81 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 81 daily.
Halden set a daily record precipitation of 30.2 mm (1.2 in) on 21 October 1923.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

81 stations

81 station records on 21 October 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

81 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 34.

Records on 21 October 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	34
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 October 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 81.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

75 broken records

Margins by which the 75 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 1923

Top 20 records on 21 October 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 1923	Halden, NO	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1923	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1923	Weissenburg, DE	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1923	Ulricehamn, SE	daily rain	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1923	Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AU	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1923	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1923	Cottbus, DE	daily rain	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1923	Maseskar, SE	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1923	Shenkursk, RU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1923	Boras, SE	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1923	Salzburg, AT	daily high min	14.2 C (57.6 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1923	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1923	Tot-Ma, RU	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1923	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1923	Kazalinsk, KZ	daily rain	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	9 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1923	Bamberg, DE	daily high min	12.5 C (54.5 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1923	Kola-In-Murman, RU	daily rain	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	21 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1923	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	19.7 C (67.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1923	Nurnberg, DE	daily high min	10.9 C (51.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1923	Vinga, SE	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	31 years	17 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1923. 1923 had 81 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 2	47
2 to 4	16
4 to 6	4
6 to 8	3
8 to 10	2
10 to 12	1
12 to 14	1
14 to 16	1