Weather Records on 23 October 2000

1,275 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 2000. Highest significance: Anadarko 3 E, US.

Key Facts for 23 October 2000

On 23 October 2000, 1,275 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
551 were record highs and 258 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,250 daily.
Anadarko 3 E set an all-time record daily precipitation of 232.4 mm (9.1 in) on 23 October 2000.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,275 stations

1,275 station records on 23 October 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Manna Hill (Four Brothers)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gruidora	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Las Vegas Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ellis	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Merluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blanchard 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Y Lightning Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paxton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sacaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heber (Black Mesa) Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harderwijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	153.3 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Portal 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gascon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart River Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,275 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 172, Lowest daily maximum 174, Highest daily minimum 379, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 460, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 October 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	172
Lowest daily maximum	174
Highest daily minimum	379
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	460
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 October 2000 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 1,250.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,029 broken records

Margins by which the 1,029 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 2000

Top 20 records on 23 October 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 2000	Anadarko 3 E, US	all-time rain	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 October 2000	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	87 years	76 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2000	Manna Hill (Four Brothers), AU	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2000	Springer, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2000	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2000	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2000	Ft Sumner, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2000	Luna Rs, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2000	Snyder, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2000	Boerne, US	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2000	Chandler, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2000	Gruidora, MX	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2000	Bell Ranch, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	86 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2000	Melrose, US	monthly rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2000	Las Vegas Muni AP, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2000	Valencia, ES	daily rain	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	153.3 mm (6.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2000	Clifton, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2000	Abbott 1 SE, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2000	Santa Rosa, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2000	Chickasha Exp STN, US	daily rain	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	47 years	58 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2000. 2000 had 1,275 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	928
20 to 40	64
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2