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Weather Records on 20 October 1913

38 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1913. Highest significance: Sydney, CA.

Key Facts for 20 October 1913

  • On 20 October 1913, 38 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 16 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 37 daily.
  • Sydney set a daily record high minimum temperature of 15.0 C (59.0 F) on 20 October 1913.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

38 stations
Weather records on 20 October 1913 38 station records on 20 October 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
38 station records on 20 October 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 October 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.6 cm (2.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord daily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KazalinskKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation5.9 mm (0.23 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
ArrowieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
TurkestanKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord high maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord daily snowfall0.8 cm (0.3 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

38 records
Records on 20 October 1913 by type Records set or tied on 20 October 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 035810Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 10Highest daily minimum: 10Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 October 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 20 October 1913 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum10
Highest daily minimum10
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 October 1913 by timescale Records on 20 October 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 37. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 37all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 October 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 37.
Records on 20 October 1913 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily37

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 October 1913 Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2910 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 140 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 October 1913
MarginRecords
0 to 1029
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 401
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1913
Top 20 records on 20 October 1913 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 October 1913Sydney, CAdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)6.7 C (12.1 F)34 years30 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1913Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily low max7.8 C (46.0 F)7.8 C (14.0 F)33 years29 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1913Montgomery Wb City, USdaily low max11.1 C (52.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)39 years25 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1913Port Arthur, CAdaily snowfall5.6 cm (2.2 in)5.6 cm (2.2 in)35 years24 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1913Quebec, CAdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)39 years23 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1913Truro, CAdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)30 years23 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1913Halifax, CAdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)21 years22 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1913Parry Sound, CAdaily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)3.5 cm (1.4 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1913Kazalinsk, KZdaily rain5.9 mm (0.23 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1913Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily low max-5.6 C (21.9 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)24 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1913Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily high max12.2 C (54.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1913Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high max18.9 C (66.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)27 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1913London South, CAdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)15 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1913San Diego Wbo, USdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1913Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)6 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1913Arrowie, AUdaily rain1.0 mm (0.04 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1913Minnedosa, CAdaily low max-3.3 C (26.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1913Charlottetown, CAdaily high min11.7 C (53.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)7 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1913Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily low max9.4 C (48.9 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1913Qu'appelle, CAdaily low max-2.8 C (27.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)23 years12 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 1913
Records on 10-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1913. 1913 had 38 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 1913. 1913 had 38 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).