Weather Records on 23 October 2021

298 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 2021. Highest significance: Gereta Station, AU.

Key Facts for 23 October 2021

On 23 October 2021, 298 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
169 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 296 daily.
Gereta Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 109.0 mm (4.3 in) on 23 October 2021.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

298 stations

298 station records on 23 October 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gereta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Girard	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eumungerie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Downs Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town (Elizabeth R)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Valley 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chara	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tahiti-Faaa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Natitingou	Benin	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mezen	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mengzi	China	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Culman	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nelkan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Erie	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Selagoncy	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Suntar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mango/Sansanne	Togo	Record low maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dong Hoi	Vietnam	Record low maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willis Island	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beenham Valley Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Galveston Scholes Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Teresina (Aeroporto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leba	Poland	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zeja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Falls FAA AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emblem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tulia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Irozaki	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Macau Intl	Macau S.A.R	Record low maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kamenskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Danang Intl	Vietnam	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jodhpur	India	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harry L Englebright Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

298 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 October 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 October 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 296.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

243 broken records

Margins by which the 243 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 2021

Top 20 records on 23 October 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 2021	Gereta Station, AU	monthly rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2021	Girard, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2021	Springfield, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2021	Eagle, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2021	Eumungerie Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2021	Fall Rvr Lake, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	112 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2021	Joplin Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2021	Stonehouse, AU	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2021	Gregory Downs Outstation, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2021	Campbell Town (Elizabeth R), AU	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2021	Beeac (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2021	E Wareham, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2021	Strawberry Valley 2, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2021	Goomboorian, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2021	Chara, RU	daily high max	10.7 C (51.3 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2021	Miami Beach, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2021	Olekminsk, RU	daily high max	8.2 C (46.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2021	Bomnak, RU	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2021	Tahiti-Faaa, PF	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2021	Natitingou, BJ	daily low max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	75 years	35 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2021. 2021 had 298 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	227
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1