Weather Records on 23 October 1981

1,502 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1981. Highest significance: Prilep, MK.

Key Facts for 23 October 1981

On 23 October 1981, 1,502 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 1,008 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,459 daily.
Prilep set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.8 mm (3.5 in) on 23 October 1981.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,502 stations

1,502 station records on 23 October 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Prilep	Macedonia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moskalvo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Komsomolsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nogliki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gorin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Im. Poliny Osipenko	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Gregorio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stearns 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Onor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Brazos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 7 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burukan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mont Louis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Smith A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aroostook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Versailles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,502 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 605, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 403, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 23 October 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	605
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	403
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 23 October 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 43, daily 1,459.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,250 broken records

Margins by which the 1,250 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1981

Top 20 records on 23 October 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1981	Prilep, MK	monthly rain	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1981	Moskalvo, RU	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1981	Raymondville, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1981	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1981	Komsomolsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1981	Nogliki, RU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1981	Gorin, RU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1981	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1981	Im. Poliny Osipenko, RU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1981	San Gregorio, MX	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1981	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	monthly low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1981	Stearns 2S, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1981	Glenwood 2WNW, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1981	Onor, RU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1981	Brome, CA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1981	Izmail, UA	daily high min	14.7 C (58.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1981	Sidney 1SSE, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1981	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1981	Marathon, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1981	Brownsville, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 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

1795 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1981. 1981 had 1,502 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	1,171
20 to 40	51
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1