Weather Records on 22 October 2005

1,090 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 2005. Highest significance: Chain of Lagoons, AU.

Key Facts for 22 October 2005

On 22 October 2005, 1,090 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
410 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,045 daily.
Chain of Lagoons set a monthly record daily precipitation of 165.4 mm (6.5 in) on 22 October 2005.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,090 stations

1,090 station records on 22 October 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chain of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.6 mm (5.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Falmouth (Glencoe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tizimin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	295.9 mm (11.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gray (Craigie-Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.8 mm (7.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pyengana (Forest Lodge Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dzitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Loche	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Espita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
South Mount Cameron (Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dzibalchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Regna_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sater_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hartola Hotila	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nilchi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Washington	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ruokolahti Kotalahti Sipinen	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jamijarvi Pirttijarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sysma Joutsjarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Castlemaine Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palkane Padankoski	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barrington Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
German Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.4 mm (8.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burnsville Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Penguin (Ironcliffe Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Togari (Renison Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Xcupil (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandviken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beretania Pump STN 705	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa (Fools Haven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lewis Hill (St Pauls River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Lerdo (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ikaalinen Vahojarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isla Arenas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsdale (West Minstone Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,090 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 245, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 481, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 22 October 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	245
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	481
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 22 October 2005 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 40, daily 1,045.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

899 broken records

Margins by which the 899 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 2005

Top 20 records on 22 October 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 2005	Chain of Lagoons, AU	monthly rain	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	77 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 October 2005	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2005	Pioneer (Main Road), AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2005	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2005	St Marys (Clive Street), AU	daily rain	144.6 mm (5.7 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2005	Falmouth (Glencoe), AU	all-time rain	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2005	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2005	Tizimin, MX	all-time rain	295.9 mm (11.6 in)	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	7 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2005	Tiruchchirapalli, IN	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	95 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2005	Yolla (Sea View), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2005	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2005	Gray (Craigie-Lea), AU	monthly rain	187.8 mm (7.4 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2005	Pyengana (Forest Lodge Road), AU	monthly rain	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2005	Ormley, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2005	Dzitas, MX	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2005	Loche, MX	daily rain	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2005	Manoa 712.1, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2005	Espita, MX	all-time rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2005	Sihccajavri, NO	monthly snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2005	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	87 years	55 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 1,090 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 2026-10-17 (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	881
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1