Weather Records on 20 October 1945

363 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1945. Highest significance: Blackall Township, AU.

Key Facts for 20 October 1945

On 20 October 1945, 363 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 349 daily.
Blackall Township set a daily record precipitation of 71.6 mm (2.8 in) on 20 October 1945.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

363 stations

363 station records on 20 October 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Asthawan	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Contai	India	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blair Athol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palandu	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Old Banchory Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Samastipur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Naubatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bandwan	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parnass Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gopiballabhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bahragora	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Simga	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Khamaria	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chand	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raj-Nilgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
West Quarter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chandi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Azimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parsa	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Netherdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baripada	India	Record daily precipitation	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saltern Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

363 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 October 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 October 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 349.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1945

Top 20 records on 20 October 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1945	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1945	Corona Downs, AU	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1945	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1945	Asthawan, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1945	Rajnandgaon, IN	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1945	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1945	Evora Station, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1945	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1945	Bulliwallah, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1945	Jericho Store, AU	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1945	Alice Post Office, AU	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1945	Twin Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1945	Contai, IN	daily rain	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1945	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1945	Elgin Downs, AU	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1945	Caiwarro, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1945	Barh, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1945	Blair Athol, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1945	Palandu, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1945	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1945. 1945 had 363 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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Data for records on 1945-10-20: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	215
20 to 40	60
40 to 60	28
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	4