Weather Records on 20 October 1925

247 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1925. Highest significance: Norddal, NO.

Key Facts for 20 October 1925

On 20 October 1925, 247 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 199 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 242 daily.
Norddal set a daily record snow depth of 42.0 cm (16.5 in) on 20 October 1925.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

247 stations

247 station records on 20 October 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

247 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 20 October 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 20 October 1925 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 242.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

178 broken records

Margins by which the 178 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1925

Top 20 records on 20 October 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1925	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1925	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1925	Sulitjelma, NO	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1925	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1925	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1925	Susendal, NO	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1925	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1925	Tustervatnet, NO	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1925	Krakmo, NO	monthly snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	13 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1925	St Georges, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1925	Skara 1, SE	daily low min	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1925	Anderson 1 N, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1925	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1925	Brantford, CA	daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1925	Woodstock, CA	daily snowfall	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1925	Simferopol, UA	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1925	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1925	Vytegra, RU	daily rain	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1925	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1925	St Georges, CA	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	24 years	19 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 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1925. 1925 had 247 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 50	171
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2