Weather Records on 22 October 1942

339 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1942. Highest significance: Ladismith (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 22 October 1942

On 22 October 1942, 339 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 337 daily.
Ladismith (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 36.3 mm (1.4 in) on 22 October 1942.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

339 stations

339 station records on 22 October 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Danger Point - Vrt.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kanjirapally	India	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dutton Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Many Peaks Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gravatt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mottinger	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maunawili Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Raquette Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Av-A-Rest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

339 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 22 October 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 22 October 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1942

Top 20 records on 22 October 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1942	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1942	Danger Point - Vrt., ZA	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1942	Kualapuu 534, US	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1942	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1942	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1942	Dumont 2 ENE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1942	Cicero Dantas, BR	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1942	Murarrie Road Csiro, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1942	Sunnybank Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1942	Kanjirapally, IN	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1942	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1942	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.6 cm (4.6 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1942	Dutton Park, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1942	Chittur, IN	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1942	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1942	Mt Crosby, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1942	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1942	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1942	Lifjell, NO	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	5 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1942	Tuddal, NO	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	39 years	27 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 339 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 25	264
25 to 50	11
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1