Weather Records on 19 October 1920

82 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1920. Highest significance: Minnedosa, CA.

Key Facts for 19 October 1920

On 19 October 1920, 82 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 80 daily.
Minnedosa set a daily record precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 19 October 1920.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

82 stations

82 station records on 19 October 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

82 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 18.

Records on 19 October 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	18
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 October 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 80.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

71 broken records

Margins by which the 71 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1920

Top 20 records on 19 October 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1920	Minnedosa, CA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1920	Bologna, IT	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1920	Goulburn (Kippilaw), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1920	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1920	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1920	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1920	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1920	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1920	St Albans, CA	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1920	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1920	Prince Albert, CA	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1920	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1920	Borroloola, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1920	Madison Wb City, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1920	Escanaba, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1920	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1920	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	14 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1920	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1920	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1920	Green Bay, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	16 years	17 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1920. 1920 had 82 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	58
5 to 10	6
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	2