Weather Records on 7 October 2020

1,175 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 2020. Highest significance: Uman, UA.

Key Facts for 7 October 2020

On 7 October 2020, 1,175 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
940 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 62 monthly and 1,113 daily.
Uman set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 7 October 2020.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,175 stations

1,175 station records on 7 October 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Rainbow (Pella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mount Eba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ndjamena	Chad	Record daily precipitation	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Todmorden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Todd River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mulyungarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tidal River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sultan Ismail Petra	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn (Tepco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gatum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ice Harbor Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe Co Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock (Slaty Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirovohrad	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dodge City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cimbaj	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vivonne Bay (Highgate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Varazdin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Essaouira	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Suntar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,175 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 572, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 368, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 166.

Records on 7 October 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	572
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	368
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 October 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 62, daily 1,113.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

980 broken records

Margins by which the 980 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 2020

Top 20 records on 7 October 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 2020	Uman, UA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2020	Goychay, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2020	Rainbow (Pella), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2020	Mount Eba, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2020	Ndjamena, TD	monthly rain	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2020	Kiev, UA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	115 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2020	Todmorden, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2020	Jamestown, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2020	Woomera Aerodrome, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2020	Todd River, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2020	Yeelanna, AU	monthly rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2020	Darwin Airport Comparison, AU	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2020	Mount Barry, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2020	Oodnadatta Airport, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2020	Mancos 1SW, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	115 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2020	Abilene, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	122 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2020	Stehekin 4 NW, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2020	Concordia ASOS, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	122 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2020	Mulyungarie, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2020	Tidal River, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	42 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

1802 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2020. 2020 had 1,175 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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Data for records on 2020-10-07: 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 20	966
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2