Weather Records on 23 October 1943

446 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1943. Highest significance: Englesberg Village, AU.

Key Facts for 23 October 1943

On 23 October 1943, 446 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 432 daily.
Englesberg Village set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 23 October 1943.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

446 stations

446 station records on 23 October 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Terry Hie Hie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salina	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wateranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jeypore	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Likatlong	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Naches Heights	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

446 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 279, Heaviest daily snowfall 9.

Records on 23 October 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	279
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 October 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 432.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

399 broken records

Margins by which the 399 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1943

Top 20 records on 23 October 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1943	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1943	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1943	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1943	Wynnum Railway Station, AU	daily rain	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1943	McPherson, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1943	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1943	Alderley, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1943	Morningside, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1943	Manly Railway Station, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1943	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1943	Perdeberg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1943	Gowrie Junction, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1943	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1943	Zillmere Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1943	Krishnarajnagar, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1943	Edenburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1943	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1943	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1943	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1943	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	43 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1943. 1943 had 446 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	316
20 to 40	62
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1