Weather Records on 20 October 1920

81 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1920. Highest significance: Sacramento 5 ESE, US.

Key Facts for 20 October 1920

On 20 October 1920, 81 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 79 daily.
Sacramento 5 ESE set a daily record low minimum temperature of 2.8 C (37.0 F) on 20 October 1920.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

81 stations

81 station records on 20 October 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Killalpaninna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangamana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

81 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.

Records on 20 October 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	15
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 October 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 79.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

69 broken records

Margins by which the 69 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1920

Top 20 records on 20 October 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1920	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1920	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1920	Alma, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1920	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1920	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1920	Killalpaninna, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1920	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1920	Croydon Township, AU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1920	Port Arthur, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1920	Madison Wb City, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1920	Wangamana, AU	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1920	Peterborough, CA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1920	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	45 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1920	Charlotte Waters, AU	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	11 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1920	Welland, CA	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1920	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1920	Coldwater, CA	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1920	Owen Sound, CA	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1920	Guelph Oac, CA	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1920	Simferopol, UA	daily low min	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	9 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 81 records.

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

Records on 10-20 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1835	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	1
1858	1
1863	2
1864	2
1866	3
1867	1
1868	2
1872	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	6
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	4
1896	9
1897	2
1898	7
1899	1
1900	8
1901	7
1902	5
1903	9
1904	13
1905	22
1906	28
1907	32
1908	26
1909	17
1910	31
1911	16
1912	6
1913	38
1914	16
1915	20
1916	72
1917	201
1918	34
1919	19
1920	81
1921	68
1922	83
1923	96
1924	182
1925	247
1926	147
1927	283
1928	92
1929	129
1930	672
1931	125
1932	331
1933	675
1934	422
1935	390
1936	370
1937	189
1938	231
1939	367
1940	757
1941	459
1942	152
1943	501
1944	288
1945	363
1946	310
1947	1,494
1948	320
1949	1,084
1950	619
1951	279
1952	520
1953	1,057
1954	262
1955	529
1956	283
1957	440
1958	461
1959	451
1960	671
1961	479
1962	733
1963	765
1964	598
1965	340
1966	857
1967	511
1968	244
1969	607
1970	710
1971	606
1972	1,724
1973	878
1974	1,122
1975	587
1976	1,304
1977	467
1978	508
1979	1,647
1980	350
1981	1,083
1982	1,191
1983	944
1984	1,562
1985	835
1986	823
1987	590
1988	737
1989	2,092
1990	609
1991	971
1992	1,174
1993	1,238
1994	650
1995	703
1996	1,417
1997	949
1998	683
1999	603
2000	737
2001	589
2002	985
2003	1,761
2004	1,861
2005	1,092
2006	1,170
2007	923
2008	477
2009	786
2010	539
2011	785
2012	945
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	394
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,468
2024	707
2025	326

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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 2	29
2 to 4	25
4 to 6	10
6 to 8	1
8 to 10	0
10 to 12	2
12 to 14	2