Weather Records on 22 October 1971

626 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1971. Highest significance: Caraubas, BR.

Key Facts for 22 October 1971

On 22 October 1971, 626 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
359 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 608 daily.
Caraubas set a daily record precipitation of 41.0 mm (1.6 in) on 22 October 1971.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

626 stations

626 station records on 22 October 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caraubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Av-A-Rest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pedra Lavrada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Recanto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ceara-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Suassurana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pereiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upanema (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Varzea Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vryheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

626 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 284, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 247, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 22 October 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	284
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 22 October 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 608.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

516 broken records

Margins by which the 516 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1971

Top 20 records on 22 October 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1971	Caraubas, BR	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1971	Av-A-Rest, AU	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1971	Pedra Lavrada, BR	monthly rain	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1971	Recanto, BR	monthly rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1971	Ceara-Mirim, BR	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1971	Natal, BR	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1971	Suassurana, BR	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1971	Nova Cruz, BR	monthly rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1971	Pereiro, BR	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1971	New Bern 3 NW, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1971	Ibiapina, BR	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1971	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	21.2 C (70.2 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	103 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1971	Sloan 3 S, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1971	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1971	Armagh, GB	daily high max	18.7 C (65.7 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	114 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1971	Pana, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1971	Hopetoun, AU	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1971	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1971	Upanema (Dnocs), BR	monthly rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1971	W Branch 3SE, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	69 years	40 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1971. 1971 had 626 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	430
10 to 20	53
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1