Weather Records on 23 October 2015

760 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 2015. Highest significance: Lipeck, RU.

Key Facts for 23 October 2015

On 23 October 2015, 760 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
367 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 746 daily.
Lipeck set an all-time record daily precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 23 October 2015.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

760 stations

760 station records on 23 October 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lipeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Richardson	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Segeza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anson	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jalapa Ver.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Madill	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction 6ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hershey 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling City	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tynda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benbrook Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McGee Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha (Emu Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalac	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cresson	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Borisoglebsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

760 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 239, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 328, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 23 October 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	239
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	328
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 October 2015 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 746.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

625 broken records

Margins by which the 625 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 2015

Top 20 records on 23 October 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 2015	Lipeck, RU	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2015	Rainbow, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2015	Breckenridge, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2015	Richardson, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2015	Douglas 1 SE, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2015	Segeza, RU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2015	Antelope, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2015	Anson, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2015	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2015	Jalapa Ver., MX	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2015	Madill, US	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2015	Muenster, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2015	Ardmore, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	106 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2015	Sherman, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	106 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2015	Taylor Rch, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2015	Sioux Falls, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2015	Bowie, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2015	Grand Junction 6ESE, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2015	Hershey 5 SSE, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2015	Idabel, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	84 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

1795 to 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2015. 2015 had 760 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 20	560
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	3