Weather Records on 20 October 2019

744 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 2019. Highest significance: Pretty Rock, US.

Key Facts for 20 October 2019

On 20 October 2019, 744 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
318 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 737 daily.
Pretty Rock set a monthly record daily precipitation of 112.0 mm (4.4 in) on 20 October 2019.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

744 stations

744 station records on 20 October 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pretty Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Old Faithful	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Longwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wallops Is Nasa Test Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Olsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Abingdon 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Creek 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Casper Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Danville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oconaluftee	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reeder	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Troyes-Barberey	France	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shields	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crisp Co Pwr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blacksburg Nwso	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Painter 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

744 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 20 October 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 20 October 2019 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 737.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

637 broken records

Margins by which the 637 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 2019

Top 20 records on 20 October 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 2019	Pretty Rock, US	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2019	Stanley, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	102 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2019	Old Faithful, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	110 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2019	Elberton 2 N, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	125 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2019	Ploumanac'h, FR	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2019	Longwood, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2019	Snow Hill 4 N, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2019	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	121 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2019	Wallops Is Nasa Test Facility, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2019	Olsdorf, DE	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2019	Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr, DE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2019	New Castle, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2019	W Pt 2 NW, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2019	Lafayette 2W, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2019	Louisville 1 E, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2019	Stanley, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2019	Kissimmee 2, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2019	Belcourt Keya Radio, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2019	Abingdon 3S, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2019	Stony Creek 2 N, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	14 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2019. 2019 had 744 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	611
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1