Weather Records on 23 October 1937

816 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1937. Highest significance: Gordon, US.

Key Facts for 23 October 1937

On 23 October 1937, 816 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 557 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 794 daily.
Gordon set a daily record precipitation of 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 23 October 1937.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

816 stations

816 station records on 23 October 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

816 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 352, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 205, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 October 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	352
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	205
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 October 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 794.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

654 broken records

Margins by which the 654 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1937

Top 20 records on 23 October 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1937	Gordon, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1937	Pottsville, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1937	Greeley, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1937	Cortland, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1937	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1937	Watertown, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1937	Lewiston, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1937	Norwich, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1937	Hanover, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1937	Lawrenceville 2 S, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1937	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1937	Clontarf, CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1937	Woodstock, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1937	Walsingham 1, ZA	monthly rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1937	Cheltenham 1 NW, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1937	Addison, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1937	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1937	Takoma Park # 1, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1937	Lowville, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1937	College Park, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	37 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

1795 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1937. 1937 had 816 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 20	613
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2