Weather Records on 23 October 1923

165 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1923. Highest significance: Storrs, US.

Key Facts for 23 October 1923

On 23 October 1923, 165 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 158 daily.
Storrs set a daily record precipitation of 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 23 October 1923.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

165 stations

165 station records on 23 October 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

165 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 32, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 October 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 October 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 158.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

126 broken records

Margins by which the 126 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1923

Top 20 records on 23 October 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1923	Storrs, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1923	Taunton, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1923	Fall River, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1923	Worcester, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1923	Southport 5 N, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1923	Maseskar, SE	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	1 year	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1923	Chestnut Hill, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1923	Raleigh State UNIV, US	monthly low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1923	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1923	Asheville, US	monthly snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	2.1 cm (0.8 in)	14 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1923	Syktyvkar, RU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1923	Tot-Ma, RU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1923	Laramie, US	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1923	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1923	Ulricehamn, SE	monthly rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1923	Lowell, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1923	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1923	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1923	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily low min	2.7 C (36.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1923	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	29 years	19 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 165 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	6
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2