Weather Records on 20 October 1926

147 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1926. Highest significance: Lakefield, CA.

Key Facts for 20 October 1926

On 20 October 1926, 147 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 145 daily.
Lakefield set a daily record snowfall of 8.9 cm (3.5 in) on 20 October 1926.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

147 stations

147 station records on 20 October 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

147 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 32, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 20 October 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 20 October 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 145.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

112 broken records

Margins by which the 112 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1926

Top 20 records on 20 October 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1926	Lakefield, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1926	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1926	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1926	Richmond, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1926	Oxford, GB	daily low max	5.3 C (41.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	45 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1926	Amherst, US	monthly low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1926	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1926	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1926	Independence, US	monthly rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1926	Concord, US	daily snowfall	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1926	Ottawa, CA	daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1926	Renfrew, CA	daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1926	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1926	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1926	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1926	Fulton, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1926	Harrisonville, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1926	Pelee Island, CA	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1926	Cet Central England, GB	daily low max	6.3 C (43.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1926	Sheffield, GB	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	31 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1926. 1926 had 147 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	104
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2