Weather Records on 20 October 1950

619 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1950. Highest significance: Athens, US.

Key Facts for 20 October 1950

On 20 October 1950, 619 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 608 daily.
Athens set a daily record precipitation of 110.5 mm (4.4 in) on 20 October 1950.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

619 stations

619 station records on 20 October 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paupong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawa (Hollywood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burragate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Gurrabeal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Oaks John Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pambula Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Willeroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Walla Walla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

619 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 309, Heaviest daily snowfall 14.

Records on 20 October 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 October 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 608.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

508 broken records

Margins by which the 508 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1950

Top 20 records on 20 October 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1950	Athens, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	104 years	76 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1950	Belle Isle, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1950	Peraiyur, IN	all-time rain	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1950	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1950	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1950	Adairsville, US	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1950	Genoa, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1950	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1950	Paupong Station, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1950	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1950	Bemboka Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1950	Cobargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1950	Goulburn 2, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1950	Narrawa (Hollywood), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1950	Murringo Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1950	Bushy Park, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1950	Burragate Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1950	Cooma (Carlaminda), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1950	Cooma (Gurrabeal), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1950	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	48 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1950. 1950 had 619 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 50	491
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1