Weather Records on 20 October 2000

737 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 2000. Highest significance: Mataranka Homestead Resort, AU.

Key Facts for 20 October 2000

On 20 October 2000, 737 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
381 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 712 daily.
Mataranka Homestead Resort set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 20 October 2000.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

737 stations

737 station records on 20 October 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mataranka Homestead Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jerez de la Frontera	Spain	Record daily precipitation	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Daly River Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rennes-St Jacques	France	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deddington (Marathon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shionomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bachiniva	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Research Station (Main	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Ecatepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tamazula de Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yandoit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Timber Creek Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kidman Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
East Sale Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Estanzuela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acatitan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Penang Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Y Lightning Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Lagartos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Monica Pier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brainerd	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warruwi	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bachiniva	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Siqueros	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tesia	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arivaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenview	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cuauhtemoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Cmt	Spain	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tumacacori Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

737 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 220, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 220.

Records on 20 October 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	220
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 October 2000 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 712.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

602 broken records

Margins by which the 602 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 188.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 2000

Top 20 records on 20 October 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 2000	Mataranka Homestead Resort, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2000	Jerez de la Frontera, ES	daily rain	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2000	Daly River Mission, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2000	Auvergne, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2000	Rennes-St Jacques, FR	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2000	Willeroo, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2000	Deddington (Marathon), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2000	Shionomisaki, JP	daily rain	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2000	Adel, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2000	Tower 2S, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2000	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2000	Bachiniva, MX	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2000	Villa Purificacion (Dge), MX	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2000	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low max	28.6 C (83.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2000	Daly Waters AWS, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2000	Cressy Research Station (Main, AU	all-time rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2000	Halmstad, SE	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2000	Alva 1W, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2000	Ulricehamn, SE	daily high min	10.5 C (50.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2000	Karlstad, SE	daily high min	10.2 C (50.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	99 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2000. 2000 had 737 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 25	587
25 to 50	9
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1