Weather Records on 31 October 1923

359 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1923. Highest significance: Parry Sound, CA.

Key Facts for 31 October 1923

On 31 October 1923, 359 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 335 daily.
Parry Sound set a monthly record daily snowfall of 29.2 cm (11.5 in) on 31 October 1923.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

359 stations

359 station records on 31 October 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Urambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kokkedahl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Black Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Suntop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gudgenby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mandamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dundullimal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewin (Boona Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Wilbertree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Government Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eremeran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

359 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 245, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 31 October 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	245
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 October 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 335.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

314 broken records

Margins by which the 314 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1923

Top 20 records on 31 October 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1923	Parry Sound, CA	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1923	Lake Cowal, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1923	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1923	Urambie, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1923	Bolagamy, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1923	Condobolin Retirement Village, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1923	Bungendore (Gidleigh), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1923	Grenfell (Quondong Rd), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1923	Wombat (Tumbleton), AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1923	Berthong, AU	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1923	Euabolong (Brotherony), AU	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1923	Cowra Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1923	Queanbeyan 2, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1923	Warroo, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1923	Kokkedahl, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1923	West Wyalong (Tallimbalong), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1923	Cobar (Double Gates), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1923	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1923	Warroo (Geeron), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1923	Barmedman Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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

1805 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1923. 1923 had 359 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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 20	263
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1