Weather Records on 23 October 1944

283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1944. Highest significance: Blaine, US.

Key Facts for 23 October 1944

On 23 October 1944, 283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 279 daily.
Blaine set an all-time record daily precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 23 October 1944.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

283 stations

283 station records on 23 October 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malkangiri	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
James Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Banki Bankigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Middelpos (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fogo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dharingbadi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mohawk	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

283 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 October 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 October 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 279.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

224 broken records

Margins by which the 224 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1944

Top 20 records on 23 October 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1944	Blaine, US	all-time rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1944	Stave Falls, CA	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1944	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1944	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1944	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1944	Malkangiri, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1944	Goldstream Lake, CA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1944	Britannia Beach Furry Cr, CA	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1944	Heilbron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1944	James Island, CA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1944	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1944	Makwassie, ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1944	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1944	Banki Bankigarh, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1944	River Jordan, CA	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1944	Sooke Lake, CA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1944	Kaslo, CA	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1944	Nelson, CA	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1944	Philipsburg, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1944	Keremeos, CA	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	22 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1944. 1944 had 283 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 October 1944
Margin	Records
0 to 10	195
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2