Weather Records on 22 October 1951

581 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1951. Highest significance: P.P. Channel, IN.

Key Facts for 22 October 1951

On 22 October 1951, 581 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
166 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 567 daily.
P.P. Channel set a daily record precipitation of 129.5 mm (5.1 in) on 22 October 1951.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

581 stations

581 station records on 22 October 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meadowlands 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Niphad	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ayikudi	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White Salmon 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chambers	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brewster	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atikokan Cli	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shencottah	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

581 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 22 October 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 22 October 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 567.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

458 broken records

Margins by which the 458 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1951

Top 20 records on 22 October 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1951	P.P. Channel, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1951	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1951	Nanguneri, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1951	Virginia, US	monthly snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1951	Virginia, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1951	Ignace, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1951	Kadayanallur, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1951	Meadowlands 9 S, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1951	Butte, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1951	Newport, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1951	Academy 2NE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1951	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1951	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1951	Niphad, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1951	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1951	La Delle 7 NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1951	Lugano, CH	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1951	Basel Binningen, CH	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1951	De Smet, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1951	Stonyfell, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	37 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1951. 1951 had 581 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 50	418
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1