Weather Records on 22 October 2000

1,070 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 2000. Highest significance: Ardmore, AU.

Key Facts for 22 October 2000

On 22 October 2000, 1,070 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
353 were record highs and 281 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,042 daily.
Ardmore set a daily record precipitation of 35.0 mm (1.4 in) on 22 October 2000.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,070 stations

1,070 station records on 22 October 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ardmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Angostura	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosillo II (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aguila	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Imuris (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Linda Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sedona	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jaina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carbo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mulatos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bedourie Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bacanuchi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Isa Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas (Bisbee) Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ures (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aranyaprathet	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toorak Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bavispe (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cucurpe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Adolfo Lopez Mateos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trincheras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pampa #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma Castle Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sasabe 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,070 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 187, Highest daily minimum 201, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 431, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 22 October 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	187
Highest daily minimum	201
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	431
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 22 October 2000 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 1,042.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

893 broken records

Margins by which the 893 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 2000

Top 20 records on 22 October 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 2000	Ardmore, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2000	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2000	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2000	Herbert Vale, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2000	Presa la Angostura, MX	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2000	Newport, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2000	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2000	Hermosillo II (Dge), MX	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2000	Aguila, US	all-time rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2000	Wickenburg, US	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2000	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2000	Imuris (Smn), MX	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2000	Headingly Station, AU	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2000	Linda Downs, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2000	Castle Hot Springs, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2000	Sedona, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2000	Walnut Grove, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2000	Kowanyama Airport, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2000	Nancheng, CN	daily rain	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2000	Jaina, MX	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	22 years	51 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

1793 to 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2000. 2000 had 1,070 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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	791
20 to 40	80
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2