Weather Records on 19 October 2023

1,136 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 2023. Highest significance: Madrid/Torrejon, ES.

Key Facts for 19 October 2023

On 19 October 2023, 1,136 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,022 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 1,117 daily.
Madrid/Torrejon set an all-time record daily precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 19 October 2023.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,136 stations

1,136 station records on 19 October 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madrid/Torrejon	Spain	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Cuatrovientos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Getafe	Spain	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wellesbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wattisham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Barajas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shawbury	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Granada/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Tacoma AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ajan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kunda	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Valley 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pasighat	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grosseto	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuenca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pisa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heathrow	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Centro Naf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tolka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Badajoz/Talavera la Real	Spain	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huelva (Ronda del Este)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nottingham: Watnall	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gambona	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alencon-Valframbert	France	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toguchin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norderon	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Broadus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nalut	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turuhansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tjuhtet	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kyzyl	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,136 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 598, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 424, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 October 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	598
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	424
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 October 2023 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 15, daily 1,117.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

936 broken records

Margins by which the 936 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 2023

Top 20 records on 19 October 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 2023	Madrid/Torrejon, ES	all-time rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2023	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2023	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2023	Madrid/Cuatrovientos, ES	all-time rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2023	Madrid/Getafe, ES	all-time rain	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2023	Wellesbourne, GB	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2023	Wattisham, GB	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2023	Sidney, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	112 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2023	Toledo, ES	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2023	Madrid/Barajas, ES	all-time rain	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2023	Shawbury, GB	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2023	Colfax, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	116 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2023	Big Timber, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2023	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	125 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2023	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2023	Balmoral, GB	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2023	Dunbar, GB	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2023	San Jose, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2023	Winslow AP, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2023	Leuchars, GB	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	41 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

1806 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2023. 2023 had 1,136 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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	912
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1