Weather Records on 23 October 2014

755 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 2014. Highest significance: Middleton, US.

Key Facts for 23 October 2014

On 23 October 2014, 755 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
287 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 743 daily.
Middleton set a daily record precipitation of 132.8 mm (5.2 in) on 23 October 2014.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

755 stations

755 station records on 23 October 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Darganata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Verhoture	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Lcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jamaica Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Skattungbyn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Many Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chetumal Intl	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reading	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grycksbo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aspea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bangor Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Finnbacka_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rjazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vase_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edward Macdowell Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Surry Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Secesh Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walpole 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oraatjarnarna_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Troutdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willamina	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford Hanscom Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mullan Pass Vor/Dme	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kiefersfelden-Gach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

755 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 295, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 23 October 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 23 October 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 743.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

665 broken records

Margins by which the 665 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 2014

Top 20 records on 23 October 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 2014	Middleton, US	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2014	Boyup Brook, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2014	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2014	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2014	Albany, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2014	Darganata, UZ	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2014	Verhoture, RU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2014	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	121 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2014	Hingham, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2014	Middleboro, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2014	Oak Park, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2014	Ciudad Victoria, MX	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2014	Norton W, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2014	Blue Hill Lcd, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2014	Franklin, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2014	Jamaica Plain, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2014	Skattungbyn, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2014	Estacada 2 SE, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2014	Many Glacier, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2014	Mason City, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	114 years	45 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2014. 2014 had 755 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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Data for records on 2014-10-23: 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 20	626
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1