Weather Records on 23 October 1957

1,266 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1957. Highest significance: Honokane 181.1, US.

Key Facts for 23 October 1957

On 23 October 1957, 1,266 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,232 daily.
Honokane 181.1 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 317.5 mm (12.5 in) on 23 October 1957.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,266 stations

1,266 station records on 23 October 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	317.5 mm (12.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
The Hermatige	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.1 mm (8.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Phaltan	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Makai 143	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelaceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Brighton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wonthaggi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kankakee 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,266 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 179, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 835, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 23 October 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	179
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	835
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 23 October 1957 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 30, daily 1,232.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,134 broken records

Margins by which the 1,134 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 231.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1957

Top 20 records on 23 October 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1957	Honokane 181.1, US	monthly rain	317.5 mm (12.5 in)	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1957	Hawi 168, US	monthly rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1957	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1957	Kirksville, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1957	Minonk, US	monthly rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1957	Kukuihaele Mill 206, US	monthly rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1957	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1957	Warsaw, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1957	Honomu Mauka 138, US	daily rain	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1957	The Hermatige, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1957	Palmyra, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1957	Kohala 179.1, US	all-time rain	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1957	Collegeville St Joe AP, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1957	Steffenville, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1957	Honohina 137, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1957	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	monthly rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1957	Toronto, CA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1957	Lindsay, CA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1957	Havana, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1957	Myrniong, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	53 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1957. 1957 had 1,266 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,092
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1