Weather Records on 23 October 2010

683 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 2010. Highest significance: Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU.

Key Facts for 23 October 2010

On 23 October 2010, 683 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
296 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 666 daily.
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line set a daily record precipitation of 101.4 mm (4.0 in) on 23 October 2010.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

683 stations

683 station records on 23 October 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Groznyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maudal	Norway	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rorvikvatn Ved Vadheim	Norway	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Xiamen	China	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Westmoreland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tidaholm_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eikemo	Norway	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Yucuhiti (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rossared	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alingsas_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brusdalsvatn II	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hildre	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alcozauca (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stadlandet	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Falkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Kruis	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkett (Benbookra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vryheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford Gtr Rockford AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Florida	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philippine	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Froyset	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lavik	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gendalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Skamania Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore/Bajpe	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fern Ridge-Veneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

683 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 23 October 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 23 October 2010 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 666.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

500 broken records

Margins by which the 500 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 2010

Top 20 records on 23 October 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 2010	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2010	Steamboat Springs, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2010	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	79 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2010	Ovre Sirdal, NO	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	83 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2010	Ipswich, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2010	Groznyj, RU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2010	Hundseid I Vikedal, NO	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2010	Gold Run 4 SW, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	97 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2010	Timpanogos Cave, US	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2010	Maudal, NO	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2010	Rorvikvatn Ved Vadheim, NO	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2010	Xiamen, CN	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2010	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2010	Westmoreland, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2010	Tidaholm_D, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2010	Sauda, NO	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2010	Healdsburg, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2010	Eikemo, NO	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2010	Ft Collins, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2010	Ferron, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	42 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2010. 2010 had 683 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	470
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1