Weather Records on 23 October 1920

262 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1920. Highest significance: Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 23 October 1920

On 23 October 1920, 262 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 237 daily.
Richmond C/K (Tnk) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 23 October 1920.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

262 stations

262 station records on 23 October 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dingee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yallook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Miltalie (Poodra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Memsie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karnak (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lorquon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia Sheedy Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tyntynder Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mitiamo 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goornong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenaroua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paika	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Renmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

262 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 231.

Records on 23 October 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 October 1920 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 237.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

250 broken records

Margins by which the 250 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1920

Top 20 records on 23 October 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1920	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1920	Dingee, AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1920	Yallook, AU	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1920	Inglewood (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1920	Miltalie (Poodra), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1920	Collingrove, AU	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1920	Bridgewater (Memsie), AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1920	Gawler Council Depot, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1920	North Adelaide, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1920	Nuriootpa, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1920	Mount Pleasant, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1920	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1920	Truro, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1920	Benjeroop (Davey), AU	all-time rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1920	Karnak (Rosedale), AU	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1920	Adelaide (Glen Osmond), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1920	Broken Hill (Glen Lyon), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1920	Lorquon, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1920	Hillston Airport, AU	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1920	Stockwell, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1920. 1920 had 262 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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 23 October 1920
Margin	Records
0 to 10	166
10 to 20	64
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2