Weather Records on 20 October 1935

390 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1935. Highest significance: Port Augusta (Yarley), AU.

Key Facts for 20 October 1935

On 20 October 1935, 390 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 378 daily.
Port Augusta (Yarley) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 20 October 1935.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

390 stations

390 station records on 20 October 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Augusta (Yarley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Shepherds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pendraka	India	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cannanore	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yellavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Banpur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Black Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nunong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Konda	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Goolhi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuni	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kenora	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Badagara	India	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santaravur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pawtucket	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Terowie (Curtforth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Currabubula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tellichery	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thackaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

390 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 20 October 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 October 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 378.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

326 broken records

Margins by which the 326 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1935

Top 20 records on 20 October 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1935	Port Augusta (Yarley), AU	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1935	Shepherds Creek, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1935	Mangalore, IN	daily rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1935	Port Lincoln (Woolga), AU	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1935	Pendraka, IN	daily rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1935	Mount Tenandra, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1935	Narsapur, IN	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1935	Cannanore, IN	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1935	Warrumbungle (Cheddington), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1935	Lebo, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1935	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1935	Cottonwood Falls, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1935	Lake Rowan (Bungeet), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1935	Norwich, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1935	Penong (Penalumba), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1935	Boggabri (Milchengowrie), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1935	Waiopai Rch 256, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1935	Burlington, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1935	Yellavaram, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1935	Vayittiri, IN	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	32 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1935. 1935 had 390 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	272
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	4