Weather Records on 20 October 2011

785 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 2011. Highest significance: Berne Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 20 October 2011

On 20 October 2011, 785 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
241 were record highs and 265 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 763 daily.
Berne Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 20 October 2011.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

785 stations

785 station records on 20 October 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Deeral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.2 mm (5.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Delaware Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grover Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Daintree Tea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	278.0 mm (10.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bluffton 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bardufoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grosse Pointe Farms	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Senecaville Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina (Aeroporto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

785 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 152, Heaviest daily rainfall 273, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 20 October 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	152
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 20 October 2011 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 763.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

621 broken records

Margins by which the 621 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 211.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 2011

Top 20 records on 20 October 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 2011	Berne Wwtp, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2011	Fremont, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2011	Lima Wwtp, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2011	Tiffin, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2011	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	127 years	78 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2011	Beverly Stp, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	75 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2011	Paulding, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	75 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2011	Cairns Aero, AU	monthly rain	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2011	Deeral, AU	daily rain	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	108.1 mm (4.3 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2011	Tully Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	148.2 mm (5.8 in)	98.9 mm (3.9 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2011	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2011	Bingil Bay, AU	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2011	Greenville Wtp, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	94 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2011	Oberlin, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	97 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2011	Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street, AU	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2011	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	97 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2011	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2011	Three Rivers, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	112 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2011	Meringa Sugar Exp STN, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2011	Millington 3 SE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)

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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2011. 2011 had 785 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 50	604
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1