Weather Records on 20 October 1923

96 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1923. Highest significance: White River, CA.

Key Facts for 20 October 1923

On 20 October 1923, 96 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 94 daily.
White River set a daily record snowfall of 16.8 cm (6.6 in) on 20 October 1923.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

96 stations

96 station records on 20 October 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Llangollen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

96 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 40, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 20 October 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	40
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 October 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 94.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

84 broken records

Margins by which the 84 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 135.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1923

Top 20 records on 20 October 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1923	White River, CA	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1923	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1923	Gulgong Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1923	St John's, CA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1923	Mudgee (George Street), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1923	Uccle, BE	daily high min	13.1 C (55.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	58 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1923	Somerton (Bective Estate), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1923	Bathurst, CA	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	49 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1923	Sofala Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1923	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1923	Fort National, DZ	daily high max	34.0 C (93.2 F)	9.0 C (16.2 F)	5 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1923	Gloucester Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1923	Salzburg, AT	daily high max	23.2 C (73.8 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1923	White River, CA	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1923	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1923	Baku, AZ	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1923	Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1923	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high max	34.0 C (93.2 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1923	Isisford Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1923	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	39 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

1806 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1923. 1923 had 96 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 20	81
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1