Weather Records on 23 October 1997

1,172 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1997. Highest significance: Verma, NO.

Key Facts for 23 October 1997

On 23 October 1997, 1,172 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
295 were record highs and 643 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 1,140 daily.
Verma set a daily record snow depth of 75.0 cm (29.5 in) on 23 October 1997.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,172 stations

1,172 station records on 23 October 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alfoten II	Norway	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coacoyulillo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tomatlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scandia	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Broadholm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Loksmyr	Norway	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel El Alto	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record snow depth	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McGaffey 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sinclairville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Chiflon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nilo Pecanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Daintree Tea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leinstrand	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,172 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 307, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 336, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 69.

Records on 23 October 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	307
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	336
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	69

Records on 23 October 1997 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 1,140.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

890 broken records

Margins by which the 890 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1997

Top 20 records on 23 October 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1997	Verma, NO	daily snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1997	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1997	Alfoten II, NO	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1997	Hooker 12 NNW, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1997	Insikeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1997	Colorado City, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1997	Coacoyulillo (Cfe), MX	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1997	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1997	Waverly, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1997	Reading Wb City, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1997	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily low max	2.0 C (35.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	106 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1997	Tomatlan, MX	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1997	Scandia, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1997	Detour Village, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1997	Kosciusko, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1997	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low max	28.1 C (82.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1997	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1997	Aunet, NO	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1997	Allegany Sp, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1997	Chilton, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	38 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1997. 1997 had 1,172 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	856
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2