Weather Records on 22 October 1950

400 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1950. Highest significance: Uthamapalayam, IN.

Key Facts for 22 October 1950

On 22 October 1950, 400 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 392 daily.
Uthamapalayam set an all-time record daily precipitation of 230.6 mm (9.1 in) on 22 October 1950.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

400 stations

400 station records on 22 October 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Industria	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetveld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schikfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Verkykerskop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vrede-Mun	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Tite	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pastura 6 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

400 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 31.

Records on 22 October 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 October 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 392.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

323 broken records

Margins by which the 323 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1950

Top 20 records on 22 October 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1950	Uthamapalayam, IN	all-time rain	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	19 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1950	McAdam, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1950	Industria, ZA	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1950	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1950	Buchan (Gillingall), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1950	Hofmeyer (Mun), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1950	Zoetveld, ZA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1950	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1950	Schikfontein, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1950	Gannapan, ZA	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1950	Roodepoort (Mun), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1950	Heidelberg I, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1950	Pella, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1950	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1950	Dunedin, ZA	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1950	Rosherville (Pow), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1950	Villiers (Pol), ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1950	Germiston-Fj Payne Park, ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1950	Maniwaki 2, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1950	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	36 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

1793 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 400 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	254
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1