Weather Records on 7 October 2022

557 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 2022. Highest significance: Booligal (Ulonga), AU.

Key Facts for 7 October 2022

On 7 October 2022, 557 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
329 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 540 daily.
Booligal (Ulonga) set a daily record precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 7 October 2022.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

557 stations

557 station records on 7 October 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Newstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Talbot (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wiseman	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lexton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
German Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Joyces Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbar (Kelsey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morrl Morrl (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Addington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shepherds Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklands General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kosrae	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mona Vale Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kyneton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Foxground Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windang Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coleambally Irrigation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenvale Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eberys	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Miagunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Cooinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bouake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Loongana (Serendipity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Tacoma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moonambel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Abadan	Iran	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ajiro	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newhalem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

557 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 205, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 157.

Records on 7 October 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	205
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 October 2022 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 540.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

443 broken records

Margins by which the 443 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 2022

Top 20 records on 7 October 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 2022	Booligal (Ulonga), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	142 years	72 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2022	Newstead, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2022	Sydney Airport AMO, AU	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2022	Talbot (Post Office), AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2022	Yolla (Sea View), AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	103 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2022	Wiseman, US	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	75 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2022	Hungerford, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	127 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2022	Lexton, AU	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2022	German Town, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2022	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2022	Woodend (Carlisle Street), AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2022	Avoca (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	128 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2022	Avoca, AU	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	128 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2022	Hampshire (Neena Road), AU	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2022	Sans Souci (Public School), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2022	Joyces Creek, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2022	Hambantota, LK	daily high max	34.9 C (94.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	127 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2022	Hillsboro, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	121 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2022	Yea, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2022	De Sabla, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	44 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

1802 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2022. 2022 had 557 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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 10	392
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1