Weather Records on 23 October 2007

1,673 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 2007. Highest significance: Poplarville Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 23 October 2007

On 23 October 2007, 1,673 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
720 were record highs and 529 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 94 monthly and 1,577 daily.
Poplarville Exp STN set a monthly record daily precipitation of 167.6 mm (6.6 in) on 23 October 2007.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,673 stations

1,673 station records on 23 October 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Wharminda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sedalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Becanchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Iturbide	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Centerburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Westerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
North Shields (Port Lincoln Ae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Thibodaux 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Enid Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Springs 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
M.O. Amini	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Lagartos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bardstown 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Picayune	United States	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,673 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 271, Lowest daily maximum 347, Highest daily minimum 449, Lowest daily minimum 182, Heaviest daily rainfall 419, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 23 October 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	271
Lowest daily maximum	347
Highest daily minimum	449
Lowest daily minimum	182
Heaviest daily rainfall	419
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 23 October 2007 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 94, daily 1,577.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,341 broken records

Margins by which the 1,341 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 189.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 2007

Top 20 records on 23 October 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 2007	Poplarville Exp STN, US	monthly rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	75 years	77 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2007	Wharminda, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2007	Charleston, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2007	Hohenwald, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2007	Port Lincoln (Woolga), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2007	Hickory Flat, US	monthly rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2007	University, US	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2007	New Carlisle, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2007	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	78 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2007	Dayton Mcd, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	97 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2007	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2007	Russellville, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2007	Pontotoc, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2007	Sedalia, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2007	Becanchen, MX	monthly rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2007	New Orleans Algiers, US	monthly rain	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	24 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2007	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2007	Iturbide, MX	monthly rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2007	Macuspana (Dge), MX	daily rain	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2007	Glendale, US	monthly rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	59 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2007. 2007 had 1,673 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 25	1,226
25 to 50	72
50 to 75	30
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1