Weather Records on 23 October 2005

679 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 2005. Highest significance: Granville Harbour, AU.

Key Facts for 23 October 2005

On 23 October 2005, 679 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
308 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 666 daily.
Granville Harbour set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 23 October 2005.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

679 stations

679 station records on 23 October 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Granville Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mt Washington	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Punchbowl Crater 709	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tantalus 2 780.5	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gray (Craigie-Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
German Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Swanage	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Claryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nottingham: Watnall	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Torrance AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snug Plains (Cataract Falls)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Killora (Grasmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Friendship 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bale Mulhouse	France	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pavilion 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay M.O	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

679 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 23 October 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 23 October 2005 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 666.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

497 broken records

Margins by which the 497 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 2005

Top 20 records on 23 October 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 2005	Granville Harbour, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2005	Victoria, MX	all-time rain	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	23 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2005	Arcadia, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2005	Tribes Hill, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2005	Mt Washington, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2005	Woodbridge, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2005	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2005	Punchbowl Crater 709, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2005	Tilzapotla, MX	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2005	St Marys (Clive Street), AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2005	Haleakala Rs 338, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2005	Portageville 1N, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2005	Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2005	Tezpur, IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2005	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2005	Wauchula, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2005	Tantalus 2 780.5, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2005	Gray (Craigie-Lea), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2005	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2005	Hampshire (Neena Road), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	43 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2005. 2005 had 679 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	490
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1