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| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakefield | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 31.8 mm (1.3 in) | 44 of 100 (Notable) |
| Bourke Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 26.4 mm (1.0 in) | 35 of 100 (Notable) |
| Uccle | Belgium | Record high maximum temperature | 19.8 C (67.6 F) | 28 of 100 (Routine) |
| Middletown 4 W | United States | Record daily precipitation | 80.0 mm (3.1 in) | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| Falun | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 24.9 mm (1.0 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nora_D | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 19.0 mm (0.7 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Vasteras-Hasslo | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 13.6 mm (0.5 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Quebec | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 9.4 C (48.9 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Charlottetown | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 18.3 C (64.9 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Charlottetown | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 8.9 C (48.0 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| St John's | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 22.2 C (72.0 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sveg | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 15.3 mm (0.6 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Portland | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 11.7 C (53.1 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Beatrice | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 19.1 mm (0.8 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ny City Cntrl Park | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 16.1 C (61.0 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ny City Cntrl Park | United States | Record daily precipitation | 45.7 mm (1.8 in) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sydney | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 21.1 C (70.0 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Truro | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 22.2 C (72.0 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Karlsruhe | Germany | Record high maximum temperature | 20.7 C (69.3 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Middletown 4 W | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 17.2 C (63.0 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Montreal McGill | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 10.6 C (51.1 F) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| World Trade Ctr | United States | Record daily precipitation | 30.5 mm (1.2 in) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Milwaukee Wb City | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 11.1 C (52.0 F) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| World Trade Ctr | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 15.0 C (59.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Atlantic City Marina | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 15.6 C (60.1 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Portland Rfc City | United States | Record low minimum temperature | 1.7 C (35.1 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ny City Cntrl Park | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 21.7 C (71.1 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Pointe Au Pere | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 5.0 C (41.0 F) | 0 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
28 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 7 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 0 |
| Highest daily minimum | 10 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 1 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 10 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 0 |
| daily | 28 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
23 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 10 | 17 |
| 10 to 20 | 3 |
| 20 to 30 | 2 |
| 30 to 40 | 0 |
| 40 to 50 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
20 October 1906| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 October 1906 | Lakefield, CA | daily rain | 31.8 mm (1.3 in) | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 22 years | 44 of 100 (Notable) |
| 20 October 1906 | Bourke Post Office, AU | daily rain | 26.4 mm (1.0 in) | 24.6 mm (1.0 in) | 19 years | 35 of 100 (Notable) |
| 20 October 1906 | Uccle, BE | daily high max | 19.8 C (67.6 F) | 1.5 C (2.7 F) | 56 years | 28 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 October 1906 | Middletown 4 W, US | daily rain | 80.0 mm (3.1 in) | 46.0 mm (1.8 in) | 0 years | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 October 1906 | Falun, SE | daily rain | 24.9 mm (1.0 in) | 10.9 mm (0.4 in) | 14 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 October 1906 | Nora_D, SE | daily rain | 19.0 mm (0.7 in) | 14.8 mm (0.6 in) | 5 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 October 1906 | Vasteras-Hasslo, SE | daily rain | 13.6 mm (0.5 in) | 3.1 mm (0.12 in) | 38 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 October 1906 | Quebec, CA | daily high min | 9.4 C (48.9 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 20 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 October 1906 | Charlottetown, CA | daily high max | 18.3 C (64.9 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 32 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 October 1906 | Charlottetown, CA | daily high min | 8.9 C (48.0 F) | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 32 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 October 1906 | St John's, CA | daily high max | 22.2 C (72.0 F) | 3.9 C (7.0 F) | 4 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 October 1906 | Sveg, SE | daily rain | 15.3 mm (0.6 in) | 4.3 mm (0.17 in) | 9 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 October 1906 | Portland, US | daily high min | 11.7 C (53.1 F) | 2.3 C (4.1 F) | 16 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 October 1906 | Beatrice, CA | daily rain | 19.1 mm (0.8 in) | 1.3 mm (0.05 in) | 25 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 October 1906 | Ny City Cntrl Park, US | daily high min | 16.1 C (61.0 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 20 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 October 1906 | Ny City Cntrl Park, US | daily rain | 45.7 mm (1.8 in) | 13.7 mm (0.5 in) | 0 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 October 1906 | Sydney, CA | daily high max | 21.1 C (70.0 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 4 years | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 October 1906 | Truro, CA | daily high max | 22.2 C (72.0 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 1 year | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 October 1906 | Karlsruhe, DE | daily high max | 20.7 C (69.3 F) | 0.7 C (1.3 F) | 14 years | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 October 1906 | Middletown 4 W, US | daily high min | 17.2 C (63.0 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 0 years | 7 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| 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 | 394 |
| 2019 | 744 |
| 2020 | 1,010 |
| 2021 | 900 |
| 2022 | 834 |
| 2023 | 1,468 |
| 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 (2026-10-15).