Weather Records on 23 October 1961

329 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1961. Highest significance: Moonan Flat (High St), AU.

Key Facts for 23 October 1961

On 23 October 1961, 329 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 324 daily.
Moonan Flat (High St) set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 23 October 1961.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

329 stations

329 station records on 23 October 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ardlethan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McCulloch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Bowglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sasvad	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dalsinghsarai	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charbon Standard Portland Ceme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kosmos	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monkerai Upper (Redleaf)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ariah Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

329 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 74, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 23 October 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	74
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 23 October 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 324.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

245 broken records

Margins by which the 245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 183.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1961

Top 20 records on 23 October 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1961	Moonan Flat (High St), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1961	Euabalong (Lachlan St), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1961	Pagosa Springs 1SE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1961	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1961	Tenkasi, IN	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1961	Garden Valley, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	67 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1961	Macklin, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1961	Jokkmokk, SE	daily high min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	70 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1961	Harihar, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1961	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1961	Ardlethan Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1961	McCulloch, CA	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1961	Merriwa (Bowglen), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1961	Gooloogong Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1961	Sasvad, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1961	Brockton, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1961	Koorawatha (Boorowa Street), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1961	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily high min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1961	Karesuando, SE	daily high min	4.3 C (39.7 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1961	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	29 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1961. 1961 had 329 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 25	224
25 to 50	12
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1