Weather Records on 23 October 1982

1,071 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1982. Highest significance: Bochum, DE.

Key Facts for 23 October 1982

On 23 October 1982, 1,071 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
276 were record highs and 517 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,042 daily.
Bochum set a daily record precipitation of 31.7 mm (1.2 in) on 23 October 1982.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,071 stations

1,071 station records on 23 October 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bochum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dortmund	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bramsche	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Osnabruck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Loningen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oldenburg (A)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hannover	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wunstorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Neuwied	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carazinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bigfork 13 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koblenz-Horchheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ruppertsecken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alzey	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Philippsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Annaturm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuzantla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rahden-Varl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rhein Main	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Xadrez	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.9 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waldems-Reinborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plano Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	149.2 mm (5.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Konigsmoor	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Palmira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ozuluama	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montenegro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koln-Bonn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kr. Dithmarschen Helse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lorch/Rhein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,071 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 273, Highest daily minimum 196, Lowest daily minimum 244, Heaviest daily rainfall 264, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 23 October 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	273
Highest daily minimum	196
Lowest daily minimum	244
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 23 October 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 1,042.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

880 broken records

Margins by which the 880 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 146.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1982

Top 20 records on 23 October 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1982	Bochum, DE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1982	Heppner, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1982	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1982	Soltau, DE	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1982	Dortmund, DE	monthly rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1982	Bramsche, DE	monthly rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1982	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1982	Osnabruck, DE	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1982	Jacksonville Beach, US	daily rain	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1982	Winchester, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1982	Loningen, DE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1982	Bederkesa, DE	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1982	Oldenburg (A), DE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1982	Hannover, DE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1982	Wunstorf, DE	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1982	Neuwied, DE	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1982	Carazinho, BR	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1982	Bigfork 13 S, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1982	Riddle, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1982	Koblenz-Horchheim, DE	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	44 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1982. 1982 had 1,071 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 20	840
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1