Weather Records on 23 October 1995

1,471 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1995. Highest significance: Wessington Springs, US.

Key Facts for 23 October 1995

On 23 October 1995, 1,471 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
362 were record highs and 278 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 114 monthly and 1,357 daily.
Wessington Springs set a monthly record daily snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 23 October 1995.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,471 stations

1,471 station records on 23 October 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Licola Rwc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Little River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Winner	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Brewster	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wagner	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mullen 21 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rainbow (Pigick)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Booborowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside (Lake View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Darriman (Tarralangi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Talbot (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,471 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 182, Heaviest daily rainfall 478, Heaviest daily snowfall 184, Deepest snow cover 169.

Records on 23 October 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	182
Heaviest daily rainfall	478
Heaviest daily snowfall	184
Deepest snow cover	169

Records on 23 October 1995 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 114, daily 1,357.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,237 broken records

Margins by which the 1,237 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1995

Top 20 records on 23 October 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1995	Wessington Springs, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	97 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 October 1995	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1995	Mc Cook, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	99 years	77 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1995	Benkelman 1N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	98 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1995	Armour, US	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1995	Maffra Forestry Office, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1995	Licola Rwc, AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	78 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1995	Wamsutter, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1995	Huron Rgnl AP, US	monthly snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	98 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1995	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	100 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1995	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	104 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1995	Little River, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1995	Palisade, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	84 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1995	Maryborough, AU	monthly rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1995	Madalya, AU	monthly rain	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1995	Little River (Mount Rothwell), AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1995	Trenton Dam 1N, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1995	Butte, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	86 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1995	Kennebec, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	78 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1995	O'Neill, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	99 years	64 of 100 (Major)

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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1995. 1995 had 1,471 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,015
50 to 100	124
100 to 150	49
150 to 200	37
200 to 250	11
250 to 300	1