Daily records
Page built 2026-10-19
Data as of 2026-10-15
Search
Built 2026-10-19 (19 October 2026)

Weather Records on 20 October 1914

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1914. Highest significance: Maitland West, AU.

Key Facts for 20 October 1914

  • On 20 October 1914, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 11 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Maitland West set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 20 October 1914.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 20 October 1914 16 station records on 20 October 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 20 October 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 October 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation46.0 mm (1.8 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation22.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall0.5 cm (0.2 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation16.2 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature9.1 C (48.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature8.7 C (47.7 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 20 October 1914 by type Records set or tied on 20 October 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 035810Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 9Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 October 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 20 October 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum9
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 October 1914 by timescale Records on 20 October 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 October 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16.
Records on 20 October 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 October 1914 Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.8. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 3: 93 to 5: 15 to 8: 28 to 10: 010 to 13: 113 to 15: 015 to 18: 018 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 October 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 39
3 to 51
5 to 82
8 to 100
10 to 131
13 to 150
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1914
Top 16 records on 20 October 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 October 1914Maitland West, AUdaily rain46.0 mm (1.8 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)19 years26 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1914Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high max23.3 C (73.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)60 years26 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1914Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)32 years23 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1914Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily rain22.8 mm (0.9 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1914Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily snowfall0.5 cm (0.2 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)41 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1914Minnedosa, CAdaily high min7.8 C (46.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1914Putbus, DEdaily rain16.2 mm (0.6 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1914Regensburg, DEdaily high min9.1 C (48.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1914La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1914Madison Wb City, USdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1914Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1914Escanaba, USdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1914Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily high min8.7 C (47.7 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)16 years8 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1914Kingston Queens U, CAdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1914Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min (Tie)8.9 C (48.0 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1914Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily high max (Tie)26.7 C (80.1 F)tie12 years1 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 1914
Records on 10-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1914. 1914 had 16 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 1914. 1914 had 16 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

Download the Data

  • Data for records on 1914-10-20: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).