Weather Records on 20 October 1895
4 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1895. Highest significance: Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU.
Key Facts for 20 October 1895
- On 20 October 1895, 4 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 2 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 4 daily.
- Cape Otway Lighthouse set a daily record high minimum temperature of 16.7 C (62.1 F) on 20 October 1895.
- Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.
Record Map
4 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Otway Lighthouse | Australia | Record high minimum temperature | 16.7 C (62.1 F) | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| Milan | Italy | Record low minimum temperature | 2.0 C (35.6 F) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bologna | Italy | Record low minimum temperature | 3.8 C (38.8 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cape Otway Lighthouse | Australia | Record high maximum temperature | 26.1 C (79.0 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
4 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 1 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 0 |
| Highest daily minimum | 1 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 2 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 0 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 0 |
| daily | 4 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
4 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | 2 |
| 1 to 2 | 1 |
| 2 to 3 | 0 |
| 3 to 4 | 0 |
| 4 to 5 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
20 October 1895| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 October 1895 | Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU | daily high min | 16.7 C (62.1 F) | 4.5 C (8.1 F) | 12 years | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 October 1895 | Milan, IT | daily low min | 2.0 C (35.6 F) | 1.2 C (2.2 F) | 17 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 October 1895 | Bologna, IT | daily low min | 3.8 C (38.8 F) | 0.2 C (0.4 F) | 28 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 October 1895 | Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU | daily high max | 26.1 C (79.0 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 18 years | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
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 1895| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1806 | 1 |
| 1835 | 1 |
| 1844 | 1 |
| 1846 | 1 |
| 1847 | 2 |
| 1851 | 1 |
| 1852 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1866 | 3 |
| 1867 | 1 |
| 1868 | 2 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1874 | 2 |
| 1875 | 3 |
| 1876 | 2 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1881 | 2 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1888 | 6 |
| 1891 | 4 |
| 1892 | 4 |
| 1893 | 1 |
| 1894 | 3 |
| 1895 | 4 |
| 1896 | 9 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1901 | 7 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 9 |
| 1904 | 13 |
| 1905 | 22 |
| 1906 | 28 |
| 1907 | 32 |
| 1908 | 26 |
| 1909 | 17 |
| 1910 | 31 |
| 1911 | 16 |
| 1912 | 6 |
| 1913 | 38 |
| 1914 | 16 |
| 1915 | 20 |
| 1916 | 72 |
| 1917 | 201 |
| 1918 | 34 |
| 1919 | 19 |
| 1920 | 81 |
| 1921 | 68 |
| 1922 | 83 |
| 1923 | 96 |
| 1924 | 182 |
| 1925 | 247 |
| 1926 | 147 |
| 1927 | 283 |
| 1928 | 92 |
| 1929 | 129 |
| 1930 | 672 |
| 1931 | 125 |
| 1932 | 331 |
| 1933 | 675 |
| 1934 | 422 |
| 1935 | 390 |
| 1936 | 370 |
| 1937 | 189 |
| 1938 | 231 |
| 1939 | 367 |
| 1940 | 757 |
| 1941 | 459 |
| 1942 | 152 |
| 1943 | 501 |
| 1944 | 288 |
| 1945 | 363 |
| 1946 | 310 |
| 1947 | 1,494 |
| 1948 | 320 |
| 1949 | 1,084 |
| 1950 | 619 |
| 1951 | 279 |
| 1952 | 520 |
| 1953 | 1,057 |
| 1954 | 262 |
| 1955 | 529 |
| 1956 | 283 |
| 1957 | 440 |
| 1958 | 461 |
| 1959 | 451 |
| 1960 | 671 |
| 1961 | 479 |
| 1962 | 733 |
| 1963 | 765 |
| 1964 | 598 |
| 1965 | 340 |
| 1966 | 857 |
| 1967 | 511 |
| 1968 | 244 |
| 1969 | 607 |
| 1970 | 710 |
| 1971 | 606 |
| 1972 | 1,724 |
| 1973 | 878 |
| 1974 | 1,122 |
| 1975 | 587 |
| 1976 | 1,304 |
| 1977 | 467 |
| 1978 | 508 |
| 1979 | 1,647 |
| 1980 | 350 |
| 1981 | 1,083 |
| 1982 | 1,191 |
| 1983 | 944 |
| 1984 | 1,562 |
| 1985 | 835 |
| 1986 | 823 |
| 1987 | 590 |
| 1988 | 737 |
| 1989 | 2,092 |
| 1990 | 609 |
| 1991 | 971 |
| 1992 | 1,174 |
| 1993 | 1,238 |
| 1994 | 650 |
| 1995 | 703 |
| 1996 | 1,417 |
| 1997 | 949 |
| 1998 | 683 |
| 1999 | 603 |
| 2000 | 737 |
| 2001 | 589 |
| 2002 | 985 |
| 2003 | 1,761 |
| 2004 | 1,861 |
| 2005 | 1,092 |
| 2006 | 1,170 |
| 2007 | 923 |
| 2008 | 477 |
| 2009 | 786 |
| 2010 | 539 |
| 2011 | 785 |
| 2012 | 945 |
| 2013 | 592 |
| 2014 | 851 |
| 2015 | 523 |
| 2016 | 947 |
| 2017 | 602 |
| 2018 | 388 |
| 2019 | 743 |
| 2020 | 1,004 |
| 2021 | 899 |
| 2022 | 831 |
| 2023 | 1,460 |
| 2024 | 707 |
| 2025 | 326 |
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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).