Weather Records on 22 October 2015

600 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 2015. Highest significance: Haskell, US.

Key Facts for 22 October 2015

On 22 October 2015, 600 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 588 daily.
Haskell set a daily record precipitation of 124.0 mm (4.9 in) on 22 October 2015.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

600 stations

600 station records on 22 October 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Nowa Nowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Big Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Balikesir	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dzizak	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Point Hicks (Lighthouse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton 11 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gruver	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Truganini)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Booker	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burcher Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie (Lallybroch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raton Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cann River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alcalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Friona	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meerlieu (Springvale West)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalvesta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richardson	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conlen	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crane	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muleshoe Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

600 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 280, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 22 October 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 October 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 588.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

488 broken records

Margins by which the 488 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 2015

Top 20 records on 22 October 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 2015	Haskell, US	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2015	Beaver, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	108 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2015	Nowa Nowa, AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2015	Nicholson (Yendalock), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2015	Sublette 7WSW, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2015	Lamesa 1 SSE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2015	Cerro, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2015	Spur, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2015	Stratford, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2015	Perryton, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2015	Big Spring, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2015	Balikesir, TR	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2015	Cimarron, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2015	Liberal, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2015	Midland 4 ENE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2015	Dzizak, UZ	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2015	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	130 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2015	Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2015	Elkhart, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2015	Perryton 11 WNW, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	51 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2015. 2015 had 600 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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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).