Weather Records on 31 October 2023

960 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 2023. Highest significance: Gustavsfors, SE.

Key Facts for 31 October 2023

On 31 October 2023, 960 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
347 were record highs and 298 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 70 monthly and 890 daily.
Gustavsfors set a monthly record snow depth of 27.0 cm (10.6 in) on 31 October 2023.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

960 stations

960 station records on 31 October 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gustavsfors	Sweden	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orrefors_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Plymouth AWS	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Lake 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Border STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thorhult	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Ridge Elc	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malta 35 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brimson 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Falls Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durand	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brekke Sluse	Norway	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wiseman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Qui Nhon	Vietnam	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cross Village 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heemstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Valley Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mahnomen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow 14 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tahquamenon Falls Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stalldalen	Sweden	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

960 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 201, Lowest daily maximum 159, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 81, Deepest snow cover 126.

Records on 31 October 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	201
Lowest daily maximum	159
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	81
Deepest snow cover	126

Records on 31 October 2023 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 70, daily 890.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

773 broken records

Margins by which the 773 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 2023

Top 20 records on 31 October 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 2023	Gustavsfors, SE	monthly snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2023	Portland, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2023	Muskegon Co AP, US	monthly snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	10.5 cm (4.1 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2023	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2023	Orrefors_D, SE	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2023	Nakhon Ratchasima, TH	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2023	Culbertson, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2023	New Plymouth AWS, NZ	monthly high max	24.3 C (75.7 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2023	Willow City, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2023	Foxholm 7 N, US	monthly low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2023	Forest Lake 5NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2023	Raymond Border STN, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2023	Danevang 1 W, US	monthly low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2023	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2023	Thorhult, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2023	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2023	Kisinev, MD	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	123 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2023	Stambaugh 2SSE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2023	Wolf Ridge Elc, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2023	Malta 35 S, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	45 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

1805 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2023. 2023 had 960 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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 50	692
50 to 100	60
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1