Weather Records on 6 October 1920

104 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1920. Highest significance: Cobar (Paddington), AU.

Key Facts for 6 October 1920

On 6 October 1920, 104 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 104 daily.
Cobar (Paddington) set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 6 October 1920.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

104 stations

104 station records on 6 October 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kallara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Moolbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Boondara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Hope (Cypress Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shearleys Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merungle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Conoble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jumping Sand Hill Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moolpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boola Boolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
The Olives	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Culpotaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Neds Corner Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

104 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 78.

Records on 6 October 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 104.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

93 broken records

Margins by which the 93 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1920

Top 20 records on 6 October 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1920	Cobar (Paddington), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1920	Menindee (Weinteriga), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1920	Marfield, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1920	Roto (Coombie), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1920	Collerina (Corrella), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1920	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1920	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1920	Kallara, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1920	Tilpa (Tongo Road), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1920	Ivanhoe Post Office, AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1920	Sedan, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1920	Pooncarie (Moorara), AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1920	Mossgiel (Moolbong), AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1920	Mossgiel (Boondara), AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1920	Yunta, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1920	Quorn (Round Hill), AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1920	Carrieton (Yackara), AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1920	Mount Hope (Cypress Grove), AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1920	Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1920	Wanganella (Zara), AU	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	50 years	20 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

1802 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1920. 1920 had 104 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 October 1920
Margin	Records
0 to 10	68
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1