Weather Records on 23 October 1951

626 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1951. Highest significance: Albion, US.

Key Facts for 23 October 1951

On 23 October 1951, 626 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
184 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 609 daily.
Albion set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.4 mm (2.8 in) on 23 October 1951.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

626 stations

626 station records on 23 October 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
East Lansing Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howe	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Veedersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newton 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

626 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 346, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 23 October 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 October 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 609.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

529 broken records

Margins by which the 529 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

23 October 1951

Top 20 records on 23 October 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1951	Albion, US	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1951	Hoopeston, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1951	Laura, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1951	Mascoutah, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1951	Waterloo 6SW, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1951	North Bay, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1951	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1951	S Bend AP, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1951	Sparta 1 W, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1951	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1951	Bluffton Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1951	Salem, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1951	Champaign 3S, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1951	East Lansing Exp Farm, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1951	Goshen 3SW, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1951	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1951	Noblesville River, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1951	Howe, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1951	Crystal Brook, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1951	Berne Wwtp, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1951. 1951 had 626 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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Data for records on 1951-10-23: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	449
20 to 40	65
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1