Weather Records on 22 October 1974

910 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1974. Highest significance: Bangalore, IN.

Key Facts for 22 October 1974

On 22 October 1974, 910 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 391 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 862 daily.
Bangalore set an all-time record daily precipitation of 199.9 mm (7.9 in) on 22 October 1974.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

910 stations

910 station records on 22 October 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Iserlohn-Westig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Salzuflen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Essen-Bredeney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Herford	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mayo A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lippspringe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tann/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Homberg/Ohm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hof (Stadt)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rahden-Varl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Strehlen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wasserkuppe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beckum-Unterberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record snow depth	79.0 cm (31.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brilon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lunner	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Ems	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Herzberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Sooden-Allendorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Einbeck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stiege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bramsche	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hannover	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eslohe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coroaci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wunstorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

910 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 243, Heaviest daily rainfall 339, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 22 October 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	243
Heaviest daily rainfall	339
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 22 October 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 47, daily 862.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

745 broken records

Margins by which the 745 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1974

Top 20 records on 22 October 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1974	Bangalore, IN	all-time rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1974	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1974	Bad Lauchstadt, DE	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1974	Weimar, DE	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1974	Nossen, DE	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1974	Aachen, DE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1974	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1974	Pogranichnyj, RU	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1974	Bagdad, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1974	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1974	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1974	Iserlohn-Westig, DE	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1974	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1974	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1974	Potsdam, DE	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1974	Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda, DE	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1974	Bad Salzuflen, DE	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1974	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1974	Essen-Bredeney, DE	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1974	Herford, DE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	51 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 910 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 100	739
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1