Weather Records on 22 October 2009

826 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 2009. Highest significance: Culbertson, US.

Key Facts for 22 October 2009

On 22 October 2009, 826 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
229 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 805 daily.
Culbertson set a daily record precipitation of 60.2 mm (2.4 in) on 22 October 2009.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

826 stations

826 station records on 22 October 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wray	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kassler	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Stratton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Holyoke	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yajlju	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gold	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hurst Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eastonville 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karval	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bertram 3 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karval	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescent Dam 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Cuyo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

826 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 368, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 22 October 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	368
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 22 October 2009 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 805.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

683 broken records

Margins by which the 683 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 2009

Top 20 records on 22 October 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 2009	Culbertson, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	103 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2009	Wray, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	103 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2009	Kassler, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2009	Stratton, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2009	Madrid, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	103 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2009	Stevens Pt, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2009	Northwood, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2009	Burnet, US	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2009	Holyoke, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	91 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2009	Burlington, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2009	Forestburg 5 S, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	112 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2009	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2009	Trenton Dam 1N, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2009	Yajlju, RU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2009	Wray, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2009	Gold, US	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2009	Holyoke, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	113 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2009	Ordway 4 W, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2009	Sedgwick 5 S, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2009	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	100 years	54 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2009. 2009 had 826 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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Data for records on 2009-10-22: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	604
50 to 100	49
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1