Weather Records on 20 October 1931

125 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1931. Highest significance: Steytlerville (Mag), ZA.

Key Facts for 20 October 1931

On 20 October 1931, 125 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 122 daily.
Steytlerville (Mag) set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 20 October 1931.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

125 stations

125 station records on 20 October 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrapara	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sindgi	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bikrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

125 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 48, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 20 October 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 20 October 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 122.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

98 broken records

Margins by which the 98 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1931

Top 20 records on 20 October 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1931	Steytlerville (Mag), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1931	Teriberka, RU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1931	Hafslo, NO	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1931	Ericson 8 WNW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1931	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1931	Big Creek, CA	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	11 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1931	Barkerville, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1931	Boulia Airport, AU	daily low max	22.9 C (73.2 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1931	Kendrapara, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1931	Enisejsk, RU	daily high min	6.2 C (43.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	45 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1931	Cowles, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1931	Taos, US	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1931	Orebro, SE	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1931	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1931	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1931	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1931	Big Creek, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1931	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1931	Cumberland Station, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1931	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	45 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1931. 1931 had 125 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	92
25 to 50	3
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1