US weather records set on Thursday 22 October 2026
On Thursday , 21 of 408 US cities set or tied a daily record (our calculation from NOAA records; preliminary).
Records set or tied
- Warm day or night
- Cold day or night
- Wet day
| Place | Record | Value | Before | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | ||||
| Kotzebue, AK | Warmest night tied | 33°F | 33°F 1950 | Confirmed |
| Arizona | ||||
| Flagstaff, AZ | Warmest night | 45°F | 43°F 2001 | Confirmed |
| Flagstaff, AZ | Wettest day | 1.01 in | 0.60 in 2000 | Confirmed |
| Phoenix, AZ | Warmest night tied | 72°F | 72°F 2025 | Confirmed |
| Tucson, AZ | Warmest night | 69°F | 66°F 2022 | Confirmed |
| California | ||||
| Bakersfield, CA | Wettest day | 0.47 in | 0.05 in 1899 | Confirmed |
| Bishop, CA | Wettest day | 0.10 in | 0.04 in 2025 | Confirmed |
| Madera, CA | Warmest night | 56°F | 55°F 1987, 1973 | Confirmed |
| Merced, CA | Wettest day | 1.40 in | 0.37 in 1973 | Confirmed |
| Ramona, CA | Wettest day | 0.20 in | 0.10 in 1997, 1989, 1985 | Confirmed |
| Colorado | ||||
| Alamosa, CO | Warmest night | 45°F | 36°F 2015, 1974, 1932 | Confirmed |
| Alamosa, CO | Wettest day | 1.67 in | 0.47 in 1969 | Confirmed |
| Denver, CO | Warmest night | 54°F | 52°F 1902 | Confirmed |
| Pueblo, CO | Warmest night | 57°F | 51°F 1900 | Confirmed |
| Idaho | ||||
| Burley, ID | Wettest day tied | 0.36 in | 0.36 in 1985 | Confirmed |
| Challis, ID | Wettest day | 0.33 in | 0.30 in 1974, 1923 | Confirmed |
| Nevada | ||||
| Eureka, NV | Warmest night | 42°F | 40°F 2010 | Confirmed |
| New Mexico | ||||
| Albuquerque, NM | Warmest night | 57°F | 54°F 2003 | Confirmed |
| South Dakota | ||||
| Mobridge, SD | Warmest day | 81°F | 79°F 1992, 1915 | Confirmed |
| Rapid City, SD | Warmest day tied | 82°F | 82°F 2003 | Confirmed |
| Rapid City Downtown, SD | Warmest day tied | 81°F | 81°F 1915 | Provisional |
| Texas | ||||
| El Paso, TX | Warmest night | 69°F | 64°F 2022 | Confirmed |
| Utah | ||||
| Salt Lake City, UT | Warmest night | 54°F | 53°F 1991, 1973, 1921 | Confirmed |
The longest "since" gaps
| Place | Answer | Since | Gap, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elko, NV | Wettest day | 127 years | |
| Santa Maria, CA | Wettest day | 119 years | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | Warmest night | 113 years | |
| Oracle, AZ | Warmest night | 111 years | |
| Rapid City Downtown, SD | Warmest day | 111 years | |
| Grand Junction, CO | Warmest night | 105 years | |
| San Jose, CA | Coldest day | 105 years | |
| Scottsbluff, NE | Warmest night | 85 years | |
| Riverside, CA | Wettest day | 85 years | |
| Kotzebue, AK | Warmest night | 76 years | |
| Palmdale, CA | Coldest day | 73 years | |
| St Paul Island, AK | Coldest night | 64 years | |
| Williston, ND | Warmest night | 63 years | |
| Stockton, CA | Wettest day | 53 years | |
| Grand Forks, ND | Warmest day | 53 years | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | Coldest day | 52 years | |
| El Cajon, CA | Wettest day | 50 years | |
| Winnemucca, NV | Warmest night | 44 years | |
| Alturas, CA | Warmest night | 44 years | |
| Havre, MT | Warmest day | 43 years |
Every record and gap in words
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a low of 33°F in Kotzebue, AK, tying the record for the warmest 22 October night, set in 1950, in 99 years since 1902 (no value for 1903, 1905, 1906 and 23 other years); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a low of 45°F in Flagstaff, AZ, the warmest 22 October night on record, in 129 years since 1898; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: 1.01 in of precipitation in Flagstaff, AZ, the wettest 22 October on record, in 129 years since 1898; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a low of 72°F in Phoenix, AZ, tying the record for the warmest 22 October night, set in 2025, in 132 years since 1895; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a low of 69°F in Tucson, AZ, the warmest 22 October night on record, in 132 years since 1894 (no value for 1915); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: 0.47 in of precipitation in Bakersfield, CA, the wettest 22 October on record, in 119 years since 1893 (no value for 1894, 1895, 1896 and 12 other years); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: 0.10 in of precipitation in Bishop, CA, the wettest 22 October on record, in 83 years since 1944; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a low of 56°F in Madera, CA, the warmest 22 October night on record, in 95 years since 1928 (no value for 1933, 1950, 1951 and 1 other year); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: 1.40 in of precipitation in Merced, CA, the wettest 22 October on record, in 115 years since 1901 (no value for 1904, 1905, 1915 and 8 other years); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: 0.20 in of precipitation in Ramona, CA, the wettest 22 October on record, in 51 years since 1974 (no value for 1991 and 1993); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a low of 45°F in Alamosa, CO, the warmest 22 October night on record, in 95 years since 1932; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: 1.67 in of precipitation in Alamosa, CO, the wettest 22 October on record, in 95 years since 1932; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a low of 54°F in Denver, CO, the warmest 22 October night on record, in 155 years since 1872; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a low of 57°F in Pueblo, CO, the warmest 22 October night on record, in 139 years since 1888; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: 0.36 in of precipitation in Burley, ID, tying the record for the wettest 22 October, set in 1985, in 106 years since 1917 (no value for 1925, 1938, 1940 and 1 other year); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: 0.33 in of precipitation in Challis, ID, the wettest 22 October on record, in 110 years since 1914 (no value for 1954, 1996 and 1997); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a low of 42°F in Eureka, NV, the warmest 22 October night on record, in 51 years since 1965 (no value for 1970, 1971, 1972 and 8 other years); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a low of 57°F in Albuquerque, NM, the warmest 22 October night on record, in 135 years since 1892; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a high of 81°F in Mobridge, SD, the warmest 22 October on record, in 107 years since 1911 (no value for 1919, 1921, 1922 and 6 other years); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a high of 82°F in Rapid City, SD, tying the record for the warmest 22 October, set in 2003, in 85 years since 1942; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a high of 81°F in Rapid City Downtown, SD, tying the record for the warmest 22 October, set in 1915, in 115 years since 1888 (no value for 1972, 1973, 1974 and 21 other years); provisional.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a low of 69°F in El Paso, TX, the warmest 22 October night on record, in 148 years since 1879; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a low of 54°F in Salt Lake City, UT, the warmest 22 October night on record, in 153 years since 1874; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: 0.39 in of precipitation in Elko, NV, the wettest 22 October since 1899 (no value for 1904, 1905, 1906 and 2 other years), 3rd wettest of 128.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: 0.48 in of precipitation in Santa Maria, CA, the wettest 22 October since 1907 (no value for 1912, 1913, 1914 and 10 other years), 2nd wettest of 108.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a low of 52°F in Colorado Springs, CO, the warmest 22 October night since 1913 (no value for 1918 and 1947), 2nd warmest of 130.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a low of 63°F in Oracle, AZ, the warmest 22 October night since 1915 (no value for 1920, 1921, 1922 and 8 other years), 3rd warmest of 121.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a high of 81°F in Rapid City Downtown, SD, tying the record for the warmest 22 October, set in 1915, in 115 years since 1888 (no value for 1972, 1973, 1974 and 21 other years); provisional.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a low of 52°F in Grand Junction, CO, the warmest 22 October night since 1921, 3rd warmest of 134.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a high of 63°F in San Jose, CA, the coldest 22 October day since 1921 (no value for 1963, 1984 and 2012), 2nd coldest of 125.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a low of 48°F in Scottsbluff, NE, the warmest 22 October night since 1941, 3rd warmest of 131.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: 0.39 in of precipitation in Riverside, CA, the wettest 22 October since 1941 (no value for 1943), 3rd wettest of 115.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a low of 33°F in Kotzebue, AK, tying the record for the warmest 22 October night, set in 1950, in 99 years since 1902 (no value for 1903, 1905, 1906 and 23 other years); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a high of 62°F in Palmdale, CA, the coldest 22 October day since 1953 (no value for 1977 and 1991), 3rd coldest of 93.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a low of 22°F in St Paul Island, AK, the coldest 22 October night since 1962 (no value for 2019), tied 2nd coldest of 111 (with 1953).
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a low of 44°F in Williston, ND, the warmest 22 October night since 1963, tied 5th warmest of 131 (with 1963 and 1914).
- Thursday 22 October 2026: 0.35 in of precipitation in Stockton, CA, the wettest 22 October since 1973, 2nd wettest of 132.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a high of 74°F in Grand Forks, ND, the warmest 22 October since 1973 (no value for 1997), 3rd warmest of 85.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a high of 78°F in Fort Lauderdale, FL, the coldest 22 October day since 1974, tied 2nd coldest of 113 (with 1974).
- Thursday 22 October 2026: 0.11 in of precipitation in El Cajon, CA, the wettest 22 October since 1976 (no value for 1979, 1992, 1998 and 1 other year), 4th wettest of 123.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a low of 48°F in Winnemucca, NV, the warmest 22 October night since 1982, tied 2nd warmest of 148 (with 1982).
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a low of 43°F in Alturas, CA, the warmest 22 October night since 1982 (no value for 1990), 3rd warmest of 89.
- Thursday 22 October 2026: a high of 73°F in Havre, MT, the warmest 22 October since 1983, tied 7th warmest of 147 (with 1983, 1901 and 1885).
National Weather Service record reports
National Weather Service record event reports issued from 20:00 UTC on 22 October to 20:00 UTC on 23 October 2026, by headline: 25.
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT MOBRIDGE SD RERMBG,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT IMPERIAL NE RERIML,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT NORTH PLATTE RERLBF,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT BAKER MT RERBYZ,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT IMPERIAL NE RERIML,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT MOBRIDGE SD RERMBG,
- RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT ALAMOSA COLORADO RERALS,
- RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT TONOPAH AIRPORT NV RERLKN,
- RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT ALAMOSA COLORADO RERALS,
- LOWEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED ON OCT 22 2026 RERSGX,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT EAST RAPID CITY SD RERUNR,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD RERRAP,
- RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT ALAMOSA CO RERALS,
- RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT BURLEY AND CHALLIS RERPIH,
- RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT FLAGSTAFF AZ AIRPORT RERFGZ,
- RECORD WARM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE SET AT JAMESTOWN ND RERBIS,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT IMPERIAL RERIML,
- RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT BISHOP CA RERVEF,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD RERRAP,
- RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE BROKEN AT MADERA RERHNX,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT EAST RAPID CITY SD RERUNR,
- LOWEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED ON OCT 22 2026 RERSGX,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT BAKER THURSDAY RERBYZ,
- RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT TONOPAH AIRPORT NV RERLKN,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT SAN JUAN AREA/PR RERSJU,
- Reports not listed
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