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Weather Records on 20 October 1906

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1906. Highest significance: Lakefield, CA.

Key Facts for 20 October 1906

  • On 20 October 1906, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 17 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Lakefield set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 20 October 1906.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 20 October 1906 28 station records on 20 October 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 20 October 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 October 1906: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
UccleBelgiumRecord high maximum temperature19.8 C (67.6 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation80.0 mm (3.1 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nora_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation19.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.6 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.3 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high maximum temperature20.7 C (69.3 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 20 October 1906 by type Records set or tied on 20 October 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10. 035810Highest daily maximum: 7Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 10Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 October 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10.
Records on 20 October 1906 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum7
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum10
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 October 1906 by timescale Records on 20 October 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 October 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28.
Records on 20 October 1906 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 October 1906 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1710 to 20: 320 to 30: 230 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 October 1906
MarginRecords
0 to 1017
10 to 203
20 to 302
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1906
Top 20 records on 20 October 1906 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 October 1906Lakefield, CAdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)22 years44 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1906Bourke Post Office, AUdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)24.6 mm (1.0 in)19 years35 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1906Uccle, BEdaily high max19.8 C (67.6 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)56 years28 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1906Middletown 4 W, USdaily rain80.0 mm (3.1 in)46.0 mm (1.8 in)0 years27 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1906Falun, SEdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1906Nora_D, SEdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)14.8 mm (0.6 in)5 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1906Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily rain13.6 mm (0.5 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1906Quebec, CAdaily high min9.4 C (48.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1906Charlottetown, CAdaily high max18.3 C (64.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1906Charlottetown, CAdaily high min8.9 C (48.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1906St John's, CAdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)4 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1906Sveg, SEdaily rain15.3 mm (0.6 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)9 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1906Portland, USdaily high min11.7 C (53.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1906Beatrice, CAdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1906Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1906Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)0 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1906Sydney, CAdaily high max21.1 C (70.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)4 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1906Truro, CAdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)1 year8 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1906Karlsruhe, DEdaily high max20.7 C (69.3 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)14 years8 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1906Middletown 4 W, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)0 years7 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 1906
Records on 10-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1906. 1906 had 28 records. 01,0002,0003,0001806: 11835: 11844: 11846: 11847: 21851: 11852: 11858: 11863: 21864: 21866: 31867: 11868: 21872: 21874: 21875: 31876: 21877: 11878: 11880: 31881: 21884: 11885: 11886: 11887: 11888: 61891: 41892: 41893: 11894: 31895: 41896: 91897: 21898: 71899: 11900: 81901: 71902: 51903: 91904: 131905: 221906: 281907: 321908: 261909: 171910: 311911: 161912: 61913: 381914: 161915: 201916: 721917: 2011918: 341919: 191920: 811921: 681922: 831923: 961924: 1821925: 2471926: 1471927: 2831928: 921929: 1291930: 6721931: 1251932: 3311933: 6751934: 4221935: 3901936: 3701937: 1891938: 2311939: 3671940: 7571941: 4591942: 1521943: 5011944: 2881945: 3631946: 3101947: 1,4941948: 3201949: 1,0841950: 6191951: 2791952: 5201953: 1,0571954: 2621955: 5291956: 2831957: 4401958: 4611959: 4511960: 6711961: 4791962: 7331963: 7651964: 5981965: 3401966: 8571967: 5111968: 2441969: 6071970: 7101971: 6061972: 1,7241973: 8781974: 1,1221975: 5871976: 1,3041977: 4671978: 5081979: 1,6471980: 3501981: 1,0831982: 1,1911983: 9441984: 1,5621985: 8351986: 8231987: 5901988: 7371989: 2,0921990: 6091991: 9711992: 1,1741993: 1,2381994: 6501995: 7031996: 1,4171997: 9491998: 6831999: 6032000: 7372001: 5892002: 9852003: 1,7612004: 1,8612005: 1,0922006: 1,1702007: 9232008: 4772009: 7862010: 5392011: 7852012: 9452013: 5922014: 8512015: 5232016: 9472017: 6022018: 3942019: 7442020: 1,0102021: 9002022: 8342023: 1,4682024: 7072025: 3261806187718991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1906. 1906 had 28 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-20 in each year
YearRecords
18061
18351
18441
18461
18472
18511
18521
18581
18632
18642
18663
18671
18682
18722
18742
18753
18762
18771
18781
18803
18812
18841
18851
18861
18871
18886
18914
18924
18931
18943
18954
18969
18972
18987
18991
19008
19017
19025
19039
190413
190522
190628
190732
190826
190917
191031
191116
19126
191338
191416
191520
191672
1917201
191834
191919
192081
192168
192283
192396
1924182
1925247
1926147
1927283
192892
1929129
1930672
1931125
1932331
1933675
1934422
1935390
1936370
1937189
1938231
1939367
1940757
1941459
1942152
1943501
1944288
1945363
1946310
19471,494
1948320
19491,084
1950619
1951279
1952520
19531,057
1954262
1955529
1956283
1957440
1958461
1959451
1960671
1961479
1962733
1963765
1964598
1965340
1966857
1967511
1968244
1969607
1970710
1971606
19721,724
1973878
19741,122
1975587
19761,304
1977467
1978508
19791,647
1980350
19811,083
19821,191
1983944
19841,562
1985835
1986823
1987590
1988737
19892,092
1990609
1991971
19921,174
19931,238
1994650
1995703
19961,417
1997949
1998683
1999603
2000737
2001589
2002985
20031,761
20041,861
20051,092
20061,170
2007923
2008477
2009786
2010539
2011785
2012945
2013592
2014851
2015523
2016947
2017602
2018394
2019744
20201,010
2021900
2022834
20231,468
2024707
2025326

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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 (2026-10-15).