Weather Records on 20 October 2014

851 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 2014. Highest significance: Oak Park, AU.

Key Facts for 20 October 2014

On 20 October 2014, 851 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
511 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 822 daily.
Oak Park set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 20 October 2014.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

851 stations

851 station records on 20 October 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Badgebup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Telina Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gorya Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Salmon Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Zoseni	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Oake Marsh Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Waiahole 837	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bokerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cape le Grand Nat Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kojonolokan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mordetta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Tree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Twolganup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boxian	China	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mianelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Spas-Demensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wellstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bodallin South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ganyu	China	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ebersberg-Halbing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zhumadian	China	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trostberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
White Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quella Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodanilling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lacomb 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Little Chorkerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chamingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Simonstorp_O	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flamingo Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guanghua	China	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oberschleissheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

851 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 265, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 246, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 October 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	265
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	246
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 October 2014 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 26, daily 822.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

742 broken records

Margins by which the 742 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 2014

Top 20 records on 20 October 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 2014	Oak Park, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 October 2014	Kojonup, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2014	Badgebup, AU	monthly rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	78 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2014	Salmon Gums Res.STN., AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2014	Telina Downs, AU	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2014	Gorya Valley, AU	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2014	Salmon Gums, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2014	Dushanbe, TJ	all-time rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2014	Zoseni, LV	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2014	Oake Marsh Farm, AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2014	Amelup, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2014	Waiahole 837, US	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2014	Bokerup, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2014	Cape le Grand Nat Park, AU	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2014	Bulong, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2014	Lorinna, AU	monthly rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2014	Kojonolokan Hills, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2014	Mordetta, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2014	Cherry Tree, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2014	Twolganup, AU	monthly rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	54 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2014. 2014 had 851 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 50	737
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1