Weather Records on 20 October 1942

152 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1942. Highest significance: Bonfim, BR.

Key Facts for 20 October 1942

On 20 October 1942, 152 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 149 daily.
Bonfim set a daily record precipitation of 61.8 mm (2.4 in) on 20 October 1942.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

152 stations

152 station records on 20 October 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rouchel Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middelwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston on Murray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Illerbrun	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

152 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 62.

Records on 20 October 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 October 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 149.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

123 broken records

Margins by which the 123 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1942

Top 20 records on 20 October 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1942	Bonfim, BR	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1942	Brejo Santo, BR	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1942	Caninde de Sao Francisco, BR	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1942	Salgueiro, BR	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1942	Mt Garnet Post Office, AU	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1942	Isabela Substn, PR	monthly rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1942	Santa Barbara, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1942	Innsbruck, AT	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1942	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1942	Salzburg, AT	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1942	Itaporanga Dajuda, BR	daily rain	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1942	Honomanu 450, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1942	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily high max	32.9 C (91.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1942	Pahala 21, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1942	White Cliffs (Purnanga), AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1942	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily rain	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1942	Regensburg, DE	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1942	Paripiranga, BR	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1942	Vestervig, DK	daily rain	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1942	Linton Post Office, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	9 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1942. 1942 had 152 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 10	104
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1