Weather Records on 20 October 1967

511 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1967. Highest significance: Bonshaw (Campbell St), AU.

Key Facts for 20 October 1967

On 20 October 1967, 511 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 503 daily.
Bonshaw (Campbell St) set a daily record precipitation of 63.8 mm (2.5 in) on 20 October 1967.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

511 stations

511 station records on 20 October 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	147.4 mm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Widgee Station Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley Island (Lyndhurst)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gilston State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broadwater Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ayikudi	India	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monkerai Upper (Redleaf)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee (Rangers Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Elgin (Glenbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jeogla (Jeolga Old.Sf.Site)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millers Forest School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Megan (the Mount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madawaska	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tirunelveli	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

511 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 20 October 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 20 October 1967 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 503.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

432 broken records

Margins by which the 432 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1967

Top 20 records on 20 October 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1967	Bonshaw (Campbell St), AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1967	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1967	Shorlakode, IN	daily rain	147.4 mm (5.8 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1967	Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road), AU	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1967	Elands Post Office, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1967	Ko253Lpatti Sr, IN	monthly rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1967	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1967	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1967	Emmaville Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1967	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1967	Parasala, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1967	Widgee Station Hill, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1967	Warwick Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1967	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1967	Pillar Valley, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1967	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	9.6 C (49.3 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	83 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1967	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1967	Oxley Island (Lyndhurst), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1967	Texas Station, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1967	Dalmorton Homestead, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	39 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1967. 1967 had 511 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	378
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3