Weather Records on 23 October 2001

1,091 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 2001. Highest significance: Elgin Water, US.

Key Facts for 23 October 2001

On 23 October 2001, 1,091 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
648 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,064 daily.
Elgin Water set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 23 October 2001.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,091 stations

1,091 station records on 23 October 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Moorook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Roxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston on Murray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waukegan	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson (Anda-Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Slippery Rock 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Commodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waikerie (Ramco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Andamooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Purple Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Oakburne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Kalb	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
William Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canelas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,091 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 335, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 313, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 335, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 23 October 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	335
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	313
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 23 October 2001 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 1,064.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

843 broken records

Margins by which the 843 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 2001

Top 20 records on 23 October 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 2001	Elgin Water, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2001	Millersburg, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2001	Moorook, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2001	Roxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2001	Albia 3 NNE, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2001	Kingston on Murray, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2001	Waukegan, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2001	Cascade, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2001	Clinton #1, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2001	Edeowie, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2001	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2001	Fairfield, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2001	Dawson (Anda-Vale), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2001	Fulton L&D #13, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2001	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2001	Antioch, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2001	Vinton, US	monthly rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2001	Slippery Rock 1 SSW, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2001	Orroroo (Black Rock), AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2001	Commodore, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	49 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2001. 2001 had 1,091 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 October 2001
Margin	Records
0 to 10	738
10 to 20	62
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3