Weather Records on 22 October 1940

498 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1940. Highest significance: Hilo 86A, US.

Key Facts for 22 October 1940

On 22 October 1940, 498 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
150 were record highs and 238 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 476 daily.
Hilo 86A set a daily record precipitation of 170.7 mm (6.7 in) on 22 October 1940.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

498 stations

498 station records on 22 October 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kuturi	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jalugudi	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kulikuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sekoni	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haiku 490	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaldai	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sibsagar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Basirhat	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nowgong	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Selonah	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sirur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Borsat	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lanka	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Daflating	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

498 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 9.

Records on 22 October 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 October 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 476.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 126.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1940

Top 20 records on 22 October 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1940	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	126.8 mm (5.0 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1940	St Georges, CA	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1940	Olaa 92, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1940	Kuturi, IN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1940	Golaghat, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1940	Shillong, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1940	Tezpur, IN	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1940	Nigriting, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1940	Jalugudi, IN	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1940	Kulikuchi, IN	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1940	Goderich, CA	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1940	Hyannis, US	monthly low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1940	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1940	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low min	4.8 C (40.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1940	Sekoni, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1940	Haiku 490, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1940	Brockville, CA	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1940	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1940	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	62 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1940	Mangaldai, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	28 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

1793 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1940. 1940 had 498 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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	353
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1