Weather Records on 20 October 1930

672 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1930. Highest significance: Fulham Park, AU.

Key Facts for 20 October 1930

On 20 October 1930, 672 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 593 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 670 daily.
Fulham Park set a daily record precipitation of 29.5 mm (1.2 in) on 20 October 1930.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

672 stations

672 station records on 20 October 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bews Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tin Tin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Birchip (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheep Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Areegra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Antwerp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

672 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 326, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 267, Heaviest daily rainfall 61, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 October 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	326
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	267
Heaviest daily rainfall	61
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 October 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 670.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

542 broken records

Margins by which the 542 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1930

Top 20 records on 20 October 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1930	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1930	Haliburton A, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1930	Edmonton, CA	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1930	Uraidla, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1930	Battleford, CA	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1930	Stirling, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1930	Lawrence, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1930	Great Falls 16St, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1930	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1930	Grayling, US	monthly low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1930	Zumbrota, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1930	Curramulka, AU	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1930	Cambrai (Kongolia), AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1930	Old Noarlunga Post Office, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1930	Bews Post Office, AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1930	Calivil, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1930	Tashkent, UZ	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1930	Hermannsburg, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1930	Bramfield Post Office, AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1930	Cowell, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1930. 1930 had 672 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 25	539
25 to 50	2
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1