Weather Records on 20 October 1941

459 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1941. Highest significance: Lindsborg 3E, US.

Key Facts for 20 October 1941

On 20 October 1941, 459 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
249 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 452 daily.
Lindsborg 3E set an all-time record daily precipitation of 289.3 mm (11.4 in) on 20 October 1941.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

459 stations

459 station records on 20 October 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	289.3 mm (11.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Salina	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Council Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warner Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vaniyambadi	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Usilampatti	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana River Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seven Oaks	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Smith 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

459 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 October 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 October 1941 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 452.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

366 broken records

Margins by which the 366 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1941

Top 20 records on 20 October 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1941	Lindsborg 3E, US	all-time rain	289.3 mm (11.4 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1941	Salina, US	monthly rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1941	Raiford State Prison, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1941	Cedar Key 1 WSW, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	116.9 mm (4.6 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1941	Topeka, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1941	Wamego 4 W, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1941	Longford (Denton Close), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1941	Ocala, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1941	San Jacinto, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1941	Cressy Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1941	Council Grove, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1941	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1941	Titusville, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1941	Eskridge, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1941	Le Roy, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1941	St Augustine, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1941	Manhattan, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1941	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1941	Ft Ripley, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1941	Sivaganga, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1941. 1941 had 459 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	333
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1