Weather Records on 23 October 1977

578 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1977. Highest significance: Bajramaly, TM.

Key Facts for 23 October 1977

On 23 October 1977, 578 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
309 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 561 daily.
Bajramaly set a monthly record daily precipitation of 41.1 mm (1.6 in) on 23 October 1977.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

578 stations

578 station records on 23 October 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ura-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Teocelo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kaka	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Khudjand	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Songiston (Mtn STN)	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Samarkand	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pendzhikent	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calmar	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Virtsu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

578 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 October 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 October 1977 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 13, daily 561.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

499 broken records

Margins by which the 499 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1977

Top 20 records on 23 October 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1977	Bajramaly, TM	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1977	Elliot, ZA	monthly rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1977	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1977	Toowong Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1977	Ura-Tyube, TJ	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1977	Montelimar, FR	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1977	Teocelo, MX	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1977	Rinconada, MX	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1977	Salisbury Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1977	Piaxtla, MX	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1977	Graceville Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1977	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1977	Coorparoo Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1977	Putbus, DE	daily high min	10.2 C (50.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	119 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1977	Kristianstad, SE	daily high max	17.7 C (63.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1977	Lamoni, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1977	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1977	Puerto Madero, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1977	Kamloops, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1977	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high min	11.6 C (52.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	85 years	37 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1977. 1977 had 578 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	453
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1