Weather Records on 23 October 1930

310 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1930. Highest significance: Brinkworth (Bungaree), AU.

Key Facts for 23 October 1930

On 23 October 1930, 310 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 244 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 290 daily.
Brinkworth (Bungaree) set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 23 October 1930.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

310 stations

310 station records on 23 October 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watalunga Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

310 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1930 by type: Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 60.

Records on 23 October 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	60
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 October 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 290.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

239 broken records

Margins by which the 239 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1930

Top 20 records on 23 October 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1930	Brinkworth (Bungaree), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1930	Sedan (Sandleton), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1930	Moncton, CA	monthly low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1930	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low max	15.3 C (59.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1930	Pitea, SE	daily high min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1930	Pocahontas 1, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1930	Worcester, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1930	Concord, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1930	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1930	Arrowie, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1930	Orskar_A, SE	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1930	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1930	Watalunga Estate, AU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1930	Mundoora, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1930	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1930	Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AU	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	13 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1930	Roopena, AU	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1930	New London, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1930	Waterbury, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1930	Farmington, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	33 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1930. 1930 had 310 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 5	215
5 to 10	17
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1