Weather Records on 1 October 2020

566 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 2020. Highest significance: Arys, KZ.

Key Facts for 1 October 2020

On 1 October 2020, 566 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
441 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 133 monthly and 431 daily.
Arys set an all-time record daily precipitation of 99.8 mm (3.9 in) on 1 October 2020.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

566 stations

566 station records on 1 October 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 October 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arys	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Natitingou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Asturias/Aviles	Spain	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
March AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dalian	China	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santander/Parayas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Oceanside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Catalina AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baingoin	China	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lysa Hora	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Catalina AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Resistencia Aero	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Essaouira	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bilma	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	43.2 C (109.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Plymouth AWS	New Zealand	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paradise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Encarnacion	Paraguay	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lompoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
N Tonawanda	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alyeska	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Takle	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guernsey: Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

566 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 235, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 63, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 October 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	235
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	63
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 October 2020 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 133, daily 431.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

427 broken records

Margins by which the 427 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 2020

Top 20 records on 1 October 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 2020	Arys, KZ	all-time rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 October 2020	Natitingou, BJ	monthly rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 October 2020	Asturias/Aviles, ES	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2020	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	126 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2020	Crater Lake Nps HQ, US	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2020	De Sabla, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2020	Ojai, US	monthly high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2020	Sihccajavri, NO	monthly high min	8.2 C (46.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2020	Marre-Sale, RU	monthly high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2020	Laghouat, DZ	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2020	The Rock Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2020	Hachita 1W, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2020	Wickiup Dam, US	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2020	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily high min	12.5 C (54.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	115 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2020	Nevada City, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2020	Tonopah, US	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2020	Fosston 1 E, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2020	W Palm Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2020	Newport Beach Harbor, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2020	Ploumanac'h, FR	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	38 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

1813 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 2020. 2020 had 566 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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Data for records on 2020-10-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 10	411
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1