Weather Records on 22 October 1920

172 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1920. Highest significance: Fulham Park, AU.

Key Facts for 22 October 1920

On 22 October 1920, 172 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 171 daily.
Fulham Park set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 22 October 1920.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

172 stations

172 station records on 22 October 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minimay (Booroopki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Moolbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culpotaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Box Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Poolamacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Boondara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Merrowie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

172 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 71.

Records on 22 October 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 October 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 171.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

154 broken records

Margins by which the 154 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1920

Top 20 records on 22 October 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1920	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1920	Minimay (Booroopki), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1920	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1920	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1920	Hughenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1920	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1920	Jundah Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1920	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1920	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1920	Rolleston, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1920	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1920	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1920	Tambo Post Office, AU	monthly rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1920	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1920	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1920	Windorah Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1920	Stratford, CA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1920	Warren (Mumblebone), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1920	Toronto, CA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1920	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	19 years	27 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

1793 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 172 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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 10	123
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1