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Weather Records on 4 October 1920

31 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1920. Highest significance: Olympia Priest Pt Park, US.

Key Facts for 4 October 1920

  • On 4 October 1920, 31 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 31 daily.
  • Olympia Priest Pt Park set a daily record precipitation of 66.5 mm (2.6 in) on 4 October 1920.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

31 stations
Weather records on 4 October 1920 31 station records on 4 October 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
31 station records on 4 October 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 October 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation66.5 mm (2.6 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
YangaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation17.1 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Telowie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high minimum temperature13.8 C (56.8 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
WargamAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
MoonareeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
WarraweenaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head CdaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
KingscoteAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
KazalinskKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Corny PointAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine PdeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Lerida)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
ParnuEstoniaRecord low minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high minimum temperature11.8 C (53.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Fort ChipewyanCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-7.0 C (19.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord high maximum temperature32.0 C (89.6 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

31 records
Records on 4 October 1920 by type Records set or tied on 4 October 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 19. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 19Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 October 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.
Records on 4 October 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall19
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 October 1920 by timescale Records on 4 October 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 31. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 31all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 October 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 31.
Records on 4 October 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily31

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 October 1920 Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.4. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 185 to 10: 410 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 225 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 October 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 518
5 to 104
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 252
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1920
Top 20 records on 4 October 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 October 1920Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily rain66.5 mm (2.6 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)40 years40 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1920Astoria, USdaily rain63.5 mm (2.5 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)17 years31 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1920Yanga, AUdaily rain27.7 mm (1.1 in)24.7 mm (1.0 in)3 years29 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1920Durham, GBdaily rain17.1 mm (0.7 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1920Port Germein (Telowie), AUdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1920Victoria River Downs, AUdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)22 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1920Salzburg, ATdaily high min13.8 C (56.8 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1920Tashkent, UZdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1920Swift Current, CAdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1920Wargam, AUdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1920Portland Rfc City, USdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1920Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain3.6 mm (0.14 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)13 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1920Paarl (Tnk), ZAdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1920Moonaree, AUdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1920Warraweena, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)14 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1920Cairns Post Office, AUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)3 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1920Indian Head Cda, CAdaily high min6.1 C (43.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)11 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1920Kingscote, AUdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)2 years8 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1920Kazalinsk, KZdaily rain3.6 mm (0.14 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)16 years8 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1920Corny Point, AUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)2 years6 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

1795 to 1920
Records on 10-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1920. 1920 had 31 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 11802: 11841: 21843: 11844: 21847: 21853: 11859: 11864: 81865: 21867: 11868: 11873: 11875: 11876: 11878: 11880: 11881: 31882: 11883: 31884: 41885: 21886: 31888: 51889: 21890: 11891: 31892: 21893: 21894: 31895: 31896: 31898: 41899: 11900: 31901: 91902: 51903: 81904: 51905: 111906: 291907: 101908: 181909: 131910: 211911: 231912: 1011913: 121914: 181915: 131916: 1371917: 1571918: 1271919: 301920: 311921: 461922: 441923: 211924: 631925: 1301926: 2551927: 1721928: 1311929: 3391930: 2441931: 3611932: 4131933: 2991934: 1211935: 8331936: 1611937: 4831938: 4401939: 3451940: 2201941: 8501942: 1981943: 4261944: 3281945: 5431946: 3141947: 5921948: 4491949: 4911950: 5651951: 6171952: 7171953: 3581954: 9991955: 6301956: 4671957: 5331958: 7041959: 8121960: 2461961: 7581962: 3131963: 5281964: 3891965: 7601966: 4641967: 4401968: 5871969: 6281970: 5391971: 3611972: 7121973: 6041974: 1,8461975: 6811976: 8691977: 5171978: 4881979: 7331980: 9751981: 9941982: 4151983: 7621984: 8641985: 8631986: 1,2651987: 1,5021988: 7131989: 7421990: 8451991: 8131992: 8661993: 9561994: 1,3411995: 1,1921996: 1,0121997: 9281998: 1,4871999: 1,5962000: 9172001: 5472002: 1,4652003: 6102004: 5622005: 1,9732006: 9872007: 9972008: 9352009: 1,4312010: 1,2302011: 9192012: 8642013: 1,1302014: 6112015: 7412016: 6802017: 7802018: 9792019: 1,1312020: 8972021: 6442022: 5612023: 9362024: 1,1972025: 9792026: 9421795188119001917193419511968198520022019
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1920. 1920 had 31 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-04 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18021
18412
18431
18442
18472
18531
18591
18648
18652
18671
18681
18731
18751
18761
18781
18801
18813
18821
18833
18844
18852
18863
18885
18892
18901
18913
18922
18932
18943
18953
18963
18984
18991
19003
19019
19025
19038
19045
190511
190629
190710
190818
190913
191021
191123
1912101
191312
191418
191513
1916137
1917157
1918127
191930
192031
192146
192244
192321
192463
1925130
1926255
1927172
1928131
1929339
1930244
1931361
1932413
1933299
1934121
1935833
1936161
1937483
1938440
1939345
1940220
1941850
1942198
1943426
1944328
1945543
1946314
1947592
1948449
1949491
1950565
1951617
1952717
1953358
1954999
1955630
1956467
1957533
1958704
1959812
1960246
1961758
1962313
1963528
1964389
1965760
1966464
1967440
1968587
1969628
1970539
1971361
1972712
1973604
19741,846
1975681
1976869
1977517
1978488
1979733
1980975
1981994
1982415
1983762
1984864
1985863
19861,265
19871,502
1988713
1989742
1990845
1991813
1992866
1993956
19941,341
19951,192
19961,012
1997928
19981,487
19991,596
2000917
2001547
20021,465
2003610
2004562
20051,973
2006987
2007997
2008935
20091,431
20101,230
2011919
2012864
20131,130
2014611
2015741
2016680
2017780
2018979
20191,131
2020897
2021644
2022561
2023936
20241,197
2025979
2026942

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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).